Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species (Aroids as sumerged aquatics?)

Gentlemen

Thank you for the interesting information on Homalomena expedita(?)   In vain I try to abandon my life-long love of freshwater flora & fauna.   Please may I ask which species of Homalomena, & species of other aroid genera apart from well known Cryptocoryne, Anubias, Lagenandra, & even Spathiphyllum can thrive as submerged aquatics? 

Ron Iles

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alistair Hay" <ajmhay@hotmail.com>
To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species


> If this is the plant I think it is (from Julius' description of looking like
> water hyacinth), it is Homalomena expedita, from Sarawak. It grows in fresh
> or brackish water in full sun, with the leaves emersed. It is stoloniferous
> and colony forming, and I would say has weed potential in wetland areas. It
> flowers infrequently, and unlike most asiatic homalomenas has solitary
> rather than clustered inflorescences.
> Alistair
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ron iles" <roniles@eircom.net>
> To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species
> 
> 
> Is it a plant which grows better emersed or submerged?
> 
> R
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Julius Boos
>   To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
>   Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 10:22 AM
>   Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species
> 
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> 
>   >From: RAYMOMATTLA@cs.com
>   >Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
>   >To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
>   >Subject: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species
>   >Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:04:29 EDT
>   >
>   I`d suggest that you send Pete Boyce a photo, I have the plant, it grew
> extremely well, the leaf blades look like a water hyacynth, correct,
> spatulate??   I too would like an ID, it is a VERY good aquatic plant!
> 
>   Julius
> 
>   >Im am trying to get any information on the Homalomena species that Mr.
> Homes
> 
>   >offered at last years IAS show and sale.  Does anyone know precisely
> where he
>   >collected these or has anyone had theirs to flower yet?
>   >Michael Mattlage
>
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