Re: [Aroid-l] Piptospatha

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum at googlemail.com> on 2010.01.18 at 00:08:35(20487) Hi Devin, I am guessing you are based in North America, I'm not aware of anyone there propagating Cryps and other aquatic/amphibious aroids. There are several tissue culture places in Europe, in the main Denmark and I believe The Netherlands too, that are doing so. Perhaps check Jan (Basjmeijer's) Crypts Pages. There is a large and wholly illegal commercial market for wild-collected Cryps in SE Asia. The Malaysian Govt. Is in particular monitoring and where it can find evidence is pursuing prosecution. Very besr Pete +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of dbiggs@xantusidesign.net Sent: Saturday, 16 January, 2010 1:06 PM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Piptospatha Peter, Thanks very much for this caution. I would have assumed that this seller would be importing material with all of the necessary documentation, but perhaps that is assuming too much. I certainly don't want to receive any contraband plants. I did think it unusual that he was offering wild-collected crypts for sale, which I had never heard of before. I hope that there might be some sources for cultivated (and legal) plants among those ones that I am interested in. I will ask that one seller about his paperwork, and try to turn up some other leads. Thanks again. Cheers, Devin _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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