Re: Urgent Request from Tom Croat, a strange new collection (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:58:53 -0500
From: Tom Croat <T*@mobot.org>
Subject: Urgent Request to List members, a strange new collection

Dear Aroiders:

            I have described a plant collected in a remote habitat near 
the Brazilian border in Peru.  It was collected by a friend in California 
who has been growing it as an acuatic. It has a definitely creeping stem, 
rather short petioles and in many respects looks like Aglaonema costatum.  
It keyed out to Bognera and I assumed that it was a member of that genus 
but Eduardo GonÃalves has some doubts and is wondering if it could have 
been an escaped horticultural collection.  Although that seems somewhat 
unlikely I would like to see any images that any of you might have of 
Aglaonema costatum in order to make a better judement.  It would be 
especially useful to see a close up of the spadix if any of you have that 
species in flower at this time.

            Thanks in advance for any help that anyone can render.

Tom Croat