Re: Requem for Gonotopus bovinii?

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.05.29 at 02:21:21(6594) Dear Michael, You can pass on to your friend that in MY opinion, this plant could NEVER become endangered ANYWHERE, especially in its home range, UNLESS it is suddenly discovered that it works better than Viagra! Here in Florida we can not get rid of it as a weed in greenhouses! It keeps showing back up like a bad smell even when we dilegently try to eradicate it by pulling up all that we can find, and this is in a small confined area! Next growing season, here it comes again! Small tuberlets that must get left in the ground when weeding, and even fallen leaves will sprout into new plants! Tell your friend to reserve his worry for some other plant, such as the giant Amorphophallus' in Asia whose huge tubers are being harvested by the truckload from the wild to be used as starch. Cheers, Julius +More >>I have a good friend from the Kwa Zulu Natal area of South Africa . Last year he was telling me about the potions made by the local 'witch doctors' and the different ingredients used . Cycad seeds was one , and he thinks that Gonotopus bovinii was being used also. He was worried that the plant may become endangered , and was going to to try and set seed on some to ensure its survival. Michael Pascall,WHYANBEEL ARBORETUM,F.N.Q,AUSTRALIA<< _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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