Re: gigantic leaf species around the world

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 1998.08.15 at 04:59:34(2538) >>hi, julius, babirusa does refer to the wild boar of sulawesi, in which the males's tusks grow up and through their flesh and skin and protrude out. from the malay, babi (pig) rusa (deer). i thought david attenborough said in his book that Alocasia laportei had the largest non-segmented leaves in the world. tsuh yang chen, new york city< Dear Tsuh Yang Chen, Good to hear from you. It would be interesting to find out why he used the name of this rare and unique animal as his e-mail address! Was he in some way connected with research into them??? Or does he just admire them as I do??? Cheers, Julius +More ju-bo@msn.com _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

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