Re[2]: Paullina sp.? (help?)
- To: "m*@ucdavis.edu"
- Subject: Re[2]: Paullina sp.? (help?)
- From: D* L*
- Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 12:09 -0800
Moira wrote:
>This is paralled by Cactaceae - all genera except Rhipsalis are Western
Hemisphere plants. However my best available authority the Oxford
Flowering Plants of the World, describes Rhipsalis in Africa as
"doubtfully native or early naturalized".
Mind you, I can't really imagine why anybody interested in cacti should
have picked just Rhipsalis to transport from America to Africa, as it is
a pretty dull and unexciting plant with distinctly undistinguished
white flowers!!!<
Might it be of culinary or medicinal use? Any Paleo- and/or Ethno-Botanists
on this list?
Deborah
