Re: [Aroid-l] African aroids?

From: "Tom Croat" <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2013.06.24 at 16:23:02(22821) Jason: The most complex genus, at least in tropical Africa is Culcasia. Anubias is relatively rich too. In the eastern highlands Stylochiton is important. None are super big and most are not particularly easy to cultivate. Tom HTML +More From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Jason Hernandez Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 9:59 AM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] African aroids? Hello again, fellow aroiders, I have been wondering today about African aroids. Those of us who grow tropical aroids will be aware of the genera of the American tropics, i.e. Caladium, Xanthosoma, Philodendron, Anthurium, Monstera, Spathiphyllum, Dieffenbachia, et al.; and the Southeast Asian genera, Epipremnum, Aglaonema, Colocasia, Alocasia, Cyrtosperma, and most of the Amorphs. But Africa seems almost like the Lost Continent. Other than Zantedeschia and some of the Amorphs, what African genera are widely known in cultivation? The biodiversity of Africa has long fascinated me, but it seems like the most difficult continent to find out much about. Who here grows African aroids besides Zantedeschia and Amorphs? Jason Hernandez Naturalist-at-Large ------_=_NextPart_001_01CE70F7.199FA008-- --==============222415319040258907==

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