Re: secondary hemiepiphytes

From: "Hans E.A. Boos" trekmaster2001 at yahoo.com> on 2000.05.19 at 18:52:59(4595) Dear alan, I have grown Monsteria to flowering and seeding, and this may be only a partial answer to your question. The plant, being so huge in its leaf structure needs more light up in the canopy than on the dim jungle floor, hence the need to abandon its earthy roots. Hans E.A. Boos. Trinidad and Tobago +More --- alan san juan wrote: > I have two questions, maybe someone can help: > > Monstera deliciosa is probably the most famous > example of plants that > may start out as seedlings in the soil, before > climbing up trees and > (maybe) slowly dispensing with its connections to > the earth. > > (1) I'm wondering whether anyone has any other > examples of this in the > aroid family. > > (2) Is there any evidence or explanation as to why > any plant would elect > to dispense with a ready supply of water by doing > this? Is there some > energy consideration involved (eg., too expensive to > maintain > connections to the ground)? > > Thanks for any answers. > alan. > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/

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