[Aroid-l] Ecuadorian aroids

From: sparky4114 at mac.com (Thom Powell) on 2008.06.30 at 12:46:57(18013) WOW!! AMAZING PICS!! On Jun 29, 2008, at 7:59 AM, ExoticRainforest wrote: > Thanks Beth! I know many of the Anthurium collectors are going to > drool over these. Since your links did not come out highlighted I'm > copying them to make it easier to simply click and go right to the > page: +More > > http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh196/HabloPorArboles/Aroids%20A% > 20Go-Go/ > > http://photobucket.com/UnknownAnthurium > > If you love Aroids, you are going to want some of these plants. > And Julius, I'd bet you saw Beth's really strange Anthurium near > the oil fields! > > Steve Lucas > www.ExoticRainforest.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Elizabeth Campbell > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 5:59 PM > Subject: [Aroid-l] Ecuadorian aroids > > Hello group! > > Steve over at Exotic Rainforest sent me an email recently saying > that I should share my in-situ photos of the aroids I encounter > when out hiking. I live in Ecuador, in close proximity to some of > the cloud forests where Dr. Croat does his collections. Rather than > fill your inboxes up with dozens of attachments, I've uploaded them > to a gallery at > for your viewing pleasure. Some of the aroids there, I have been > able to identify (with Steve's and others' kind help) and others > remain NOIDS. Many of the photos are of juvenile forms that spring > up from the edges of road cuts. If any of you recognise them, > please let me know and I will update their labels accordingly! > > There are two photos marked "Mystery Anthurium" which Dr. Croat > believes may be new species. If you are interested in seeing more > photos of this particular species, they are at > http://photobucket.com/UnknownAnthurium > There are four or five specimens of it growing in the Quito > Botanical Gardens, which is where I took the photos of it. It > appears to have been rescued from the oil pipeline near Mindo, > Ecuador; beyond this, garden staff don't know anything about it. It > is a very large, freestanding plant - the initial photos are of > leaves just a hair over 6' in length; later photos are of younger > leaves which were only about 46" - still fairly impressive. > > I hope you enjoy! > > Beth > _______________________________________________________________ > Get the Free email that has everyone talking at http:// > www.mail2world.com > Unlimited Email Storage ? POP3 ? Calendar ? SMS ? Translator ? Much > More! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20080630/78809bc0/attachment-0001.htm

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