Re: [Sansevierias] RE: S. sambiranensis?

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On 13 February 2014 16:19, Jude Haverington <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Hope it wasn't too bad!
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> Keep us posted!
> Best, Jude
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> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 11:18 AM, e-mail newearth <
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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.
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>> 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:
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>>>> >Thank you for sharing your experiences, that was really useful
>>>> >information and helped clarify things for me.
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>>>> 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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