Re: [Sansevierias] RE: S. sambiranensis?

I have emailed Annie's Magic Garden several times with questions and to
purchase other Sansevierias, but haven't got a reply.


On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:18 AM, e-mail newearth
<[email protected]>wrote:

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> Okay back from the blood letting.
> First Annies Magic Garden just south of San Antonio, Texas might be worth
> asking as they do sell this along with many other Sansevieria though at the
> moment out of stock.
> I have put out a feeler to a couple of European sellers, I need to replace
> mine anyway.
>
> The article Sansevieria sambiranensis by Alain Rzepecky in Sansevieria the
> ISS journal No.29 February 2013 pages.18-23.
> Includes two pictures of the inflorescence one from a freshly collected
> inflorescence from the herbarium specimen Peter B. Phillipson 2023 MO,1987
> This picture of a nice pink inflorescence the other picture is from a plant
> cultivated in Antananarivo, Madagascar, 2012, this one is red in colour.
> Note the description says light red flowers yellow fruit.
> It grows in lose stones, liassic limestone at the base of the massif of
> Monongarivo, Sambirano slope.
> The article also shows the herbarium dried specimens.
> This is an in depth very accurate account of this plants geography,
> history and description.Alain goes on to say "Whether its genus name seems
> appropriate or not is of personal opinion".
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> On 13 February 2014 10:23, e-mail newearth <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I lost mine last year my fault too cold. I do know someone in London who
>> got one at the same time that I did I'll ask him if he still has it though
>> I cannot promise anything as he is something of a recluse and does not
>> communicate regularly. I'll email him a dozen times a year then hear
>> nothing and all of a sudden I get a big email.
>> Well off to give blood then I'll dig that article out.
>>
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>> On 12 February 2014 19:31, <[email protected]> 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.
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Hermine Stover <[email protected]>
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Sent: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:58:32 -0000 (UTC)
>>> Subject: Re: [Sansevierias] RE: S. sambiranensis?
>>>  At 09:54 AM 2/12/2014, you wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Thank you for sharing your experiences, that was really useful
>>> >information and helped clarify things for me.
>>>
>>> YEAH BUT i COULD BE wrong! THIS IS JUST HOW i FEEL ABOUT THE PLANT!
>>>  I am not pleased with some of the stuff which passes for taxonomy but
>>> I am not a taxonomist, just an observant person.
>>>  hermine
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>> *"No One Lives Forever But We All Shine On"*
>>
>> *Cheers  John*
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> *"No One Lives Forever But We All Shine On"*
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> *Cheers  John*
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