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

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>From: "ron iles" <roniles@eircom.net> >Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu >To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu> >Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Aquatic Homalomena species (Aroids as sumerged aquatics?) >Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 02:51:31 +0100 >

Dear Friends,

Yes, there are Urospatha, which I saw growing on the banks of a larger tidally affected river in Fr. Guyana, looked beautiful underwater at high tide!   I`m sure Anaphyllum (India), Anaphyllopsis (S.America), Lasia (Asia) Lasimorpha (Africa) nad Podolasia all should grow well under similar conditions.

Julius

>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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >   >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 > >