Re: [Aroid-l] help

From: "Tom Croat" <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2011.04.16 at 03:45:22 Dear Marcus:   =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 What is your cut off for early authors? =A0Would someone like Hemsley be important. =A0He worked early in Central America.=A0 I realize that most of the earliest collections were from the West Indies but in South America there were the early explorers like Spruce, Humbodlt, Sesse & Mocino and others. =A0Actually except to Poeppig few species of Araceae were described. =A0What about Kunth.=A0 Lord, he described more than anyone else even if he did not know anything about Araceae.   All the best,   Tom   From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Marcus Nadruz Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:32 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] help   Dear friends, I am preparing a lecture on the list of Brazilian species of Araceae and would comment on the first records of the family in tropical America, especially Brazil. I have the publications of Linn=E9, Marcggraf, Jaccard, Plumier, Piso and Velozzo. Does anyone have any other advice about other publications? I thank you all. -- Marcus A. Nadruz Coelho Pesquisador Titular Diretoria de Pesquisas Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro/MMA 21 32042144 (http://www.jbrj.gov.br) ------_=_NextPart_001_01CBFBE8.B65262D5-- --===============6973585317246353550==

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