Re: Piptospatha

**P* B* <p*@googlemail.com>**

Hi Devin,

I am guessing you are based in North America, I'm not aware of anyone there
propagating Cryps and other aquatic/amphibious aroids. There are several
tissue culture places in Europe, in the main Denmark and I believe The
Netherlands too, that are doing so. Perhaps check Jan (Basjmeijer's) Crypts
Pages.

There is a large and wholly illegal commercial market for wild-collected
Cryps in SE Asia. The Malaysian Govt. Is in particular monitoring and where
it can find evidence is pursuing prosecution.

Very besr

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com]
On Behalf Of dbiggs@xantusidesign.net
Sent: Saturday, 16 January, 2010 1:06 PM
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Subject: [Aroid-l] Piptospatha

Peter,

Thanks very much for this caution. I would have assumed that this seller
would be importing material with all of the necessary documentation, but
perhaps that is assuming too much. I certainly don't want to receive any
contraband plants. I did think it unusual that he was offering
wild-collected crypts for sale, which I had never heard of before.

I hope that there might be some sources for cultivated (and legal) plants
among those ones that I am interested in. I will ask that one seller about
his paperwork, and try to turn up some other leads. Thanks again.

Cheers,

Devin

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