Re: [aroid-l] Looking for Arums

Not as whacky as it might sound. A great deal of early botanical
exploration in Asia was undertaken by botanists attached to military
expeditions - indeed, quite a few of the military folks were the
botanists as well (e.g., Younghusband). Of course all this was done
during the time that wars were fought by guys in brightly coloured
uniforms armed with nothing more sophisticated than a rifle and a sword.
I suspect that things have changed and that with modern warefare
techniques squatting down with a vasculum and a handlens to insepct some
interesting piece of the vegetation might turn out to be a brief and
painful experience... 'Now, couplet three.... leaves hairy vs leaves...
what the Hell was tha#@$? '

Pete



Quoting "G. D. M." <doji@interpac.net>:

> I don't know if the armed forces have any botanists there, but the CIA
> might
> have.  It helps to locate an area that might be within a home range of
> a
> certain plant.  Altitude, exposure, etc.  You might try chasing a
> botanist
> (professional or hobbies) through
> http://jade.theostrohafamily.com/support.htm
> 
> Other nations have the same sort of support groups.  Their chat pages
> might
> give an  answer to a query about botanists (long stretch of my
> imagination)
> Who knows, it might work.  Good luck,  Gary
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ron iles" <roniles@eircom.net>
> To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Looking for Arums
> 
> 
> > Wow!   Maybe that's why?  Are there any keen Botanists in the Forces
> there?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Boyce" <peterboyce@myjaring.net>
> > To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Looking for Arums
> >
> >
> > > Folks
> > >
> > > You might be interested to know that A.lucanum = A. cylindraceum
> (i.e.,
> A.
> > > alpinum)
> > >
> > > Regarding A. hainesii. I don't know anyone who has this. It's
> endemic to
> > > B'quba, a district to the N of Baghdad.
> > >
> > > Pete
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Alan Galloway" <alan_galloway@ncsu.edu>
> > > To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:47 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Looking for Arums
> > >
> > >
> > > > >     I am looking for:
> > > > >             Arum byzantinum
> > > > >             Arum euxinum
> > > > >             Arum hainesii
> > > > >             Arum idaeum
> > > > >             Arum lucanum
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > CJ,
> > > > I may have some offsets of Ar. euxinum and idaeum I can share
> later
> this
> > > > summer.
> > > > Most of my arums are just now starting to put on some
> growth....no
> signs
> > > of
> > > > any
> > > > blooms yet.
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > >
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> >
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