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Ne. mirabilis var echinostoma

  • #21
Hi Andreas,

Would you like to exchange N. miabilis var. echinostoma in vitro with that new species you have?  
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  • #22
Eh? What is this new species that you speak of? Any pics?
 
  • #23
Andreas has photos of it on his web site under the section on Sumatra. It's called N. spec. nov. Sumatra.
 
  • #24
I heard, Ne. spec nov. Sumatra will get its name untill the start of 2005 and Andreas is working for a description. The pitchers are awesome. I have only a tiny seedling with a diameter of 3cm
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but it grows.
Why has Ne. mirabilis echinostoma no hairs on the Multi-cellular Fringe Elements? For what reason did it become a subspecies of Ne. mirabilis?
 
  • #25
Hey Rob,
You said it grows in waterlogged creeks. How wet is too wet? Right now I keep my plant in about an inch of water. Would the plant grow better if I rose the water level higher? Lets say almost to the soil/moss level? Would this also help keep the humidity higher?
 
  • #26
I hope Andreas is quick about getting his description published as I understand someone else is also working on the same thing.

N. mirabilis var. echinostoma also has the fringed leaf margins.  I guess in other respects such as flower structure it is probably very similar to the typical form.   Pitcher is so different though.

The sandy creek beds of Brunei is where I have seen most echinostomas and they are waterlogged, never dry out.  Could be that the huge root systems are to prevent the plants being washed away after heavy rains.  When I get a new slide scanner I'll scan some photos in.  The humidity there is huge.   I wouldn't recommend trying to duplicate the waterlogged conditions though.  The difference is that in the wild there is a large amount of rainfall that washes through.  Stagnant water is a diferent thing, as all sorts of nasties can breed in it.  Not saying it doesn't work, jut that there may be better ways.
 
  • #27
I have seen someone growing mirabils forms in standing water(I think it was smilesii-is that a species now?). If you do the tray method, I think you would be okay if you let the tray get dry before refilling.

Cheers,

Joe
 
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