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Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species (Aroids as sumerged
aquatics?)
> Ron:
>
> Probably any of the rheophytes are worth a try as submerged aquatics, but
I
> would guess that most would, if successful, try to grow out of the water.
Of
> asian things, the rheophytic species of Schismatoglottis, Bucephalandra,
> Aridarum (includes Heteroaridarum), Phymatarum and Piptospatha (includes
> Hottarum) - see my papers in Telopea 9 (2000) with Josef Bogner and
Yuzammi.
> There are a number of rheophytic Homalomena species, but most have not
been
> taxonomicaly revised except for New Guinea (see Hay in Blumea 1999). There
> is a messy complex around Homalomena trapezifolia (includes Emerald Gem)
> which includes a number of rheophytic forms from the Malay Penisula
> (probably extending into southern Thailand), also Furtadoa (=Homalomena)
> sumatrensis (or is it sumatrana - don't have my notes with me).
Cyrtosperma
> beccarianum is also rheophytic, but I am fairly sure if you tried to grow
> this under water it would soon have its leaves out of the top of the
tank -
> maybe Julius has tried it.
>
> Alistair
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ron iles"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species (Aroids as sumerged
> aquatics?)
>
>
> Gentlemen
>
> Thank you for the interesting information on Homalomena expedita(?) In
> vain I try to abandon my life-long love of freshwater flora & fauna.
> Please may I ask which species of Homalomena, & species of other aroid
> genera apart from well known Cryptocoryne, Anubias, Lagenandra, & even
> Spathiphyllum can thrive as submerged aquatics?
>
> Ron Iles
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alistair Hay"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species
>
>
> > If this is the plant I think it is (from Julius' description of looking
> like
> > water hyacinth), it is Homalomena expedita, from Sarawak. It grows in
> fresh
> > or brackish water in full sun, with the leaves emersed. It is
> stoloniferous
> > and colony forming, and I would say has weed potential in wetland areas.
> It
> > flowers infrequently, and unlike most asiatic homalomenas has solitary
> > rather than clustered inflorescences.
> > Alistair
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ron iles"
> > To:
> > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species
> >
> >
> > Is it a plant which grows better emersed or submerged?
> >
> > R
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Julius Boos
> > To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 10:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: RAYMOMATTLA@cs.com
> > >Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> > >To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> > >Subject: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species
> > >Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:04:29 EDT
> > >
> > I`d suggest that you send Pete Boyce a photo, I have the plant, it
grew
> > extremely well, the leaf blades look like a water hyacynth, correct,
> > spatulate?? I too would like an ID, it is a VERY good aquatic plant!
> >
> > Julius
> >
> > >Im am trying to get any information on the Homalomena species that
Mr.
> > Homes
> >
> > >offered at last years IAS show and sale. Does anyone know precisely
> > where he
> > >collected these or has anyone had theirs to flower yet?
> > >Michael Mattlage
> >
>
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