Re: [Sansevierias] RE: S. sambiranensis?

Ben Sturgis <[email protected]> Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:22:21 -0800
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Lots of knowledge in this group, I'm really enjoying it.


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Hermine Stover <
[email protected]> wrote:

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> At 11:31 AM 2/12/2014, you wrote:
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> >According to "The Splendid Sansevieria" by J. Chahinian, there seems
> >to be question whether or not the subject plant is a Sansevieria.
> >But whatever it is, it was identified over 100 years ago as a
> >Sansevieria, and it did have carmine red flowers. The plant was
> >found in Madagascar which claims a number of very unusual plants and
> animals.
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> YES the separation from mother Africa to Madagscar DOES buy it some
> wiggle room. So many "Only one of its kind" life forms in Madagascar.
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> herm
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