Orchid, Liverwort confusion?

From: Richard Jobson (r.jobson@botany.uq.edu.au)
Date: Sun Apr 09 2000 - 19:35:23 PDT


Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:35:23 +1000
From: "Richard Jobson" <r.jobson@botany.uq.edu.au>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg1075$foo@default>
Subject: Orchid, Liverwort confusion?


<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>Dear Hideka,

<color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>>Yes, my posting was surely triggered by

>your posting on carnivorous liverwarts. I think this species of

>'suspected' carnivorous orchid is a recent rescovery.

<color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>The Liverwort is not an Orchid, but
a Bryophyte (related to mosses), and the Liverwort paper I mentioned
(Barthlott, Plant Biology 2000) has nothing to do with the Paul Simons
'carnivorous Orchid' paper :-().

And yes, Simons' orchid species (Schomburgkia tibicinus) is
different from the Orchid you mentioned (Spiranthes).

<color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param><<I personally do not believe (does
not necessary mean <<'disbelieve')this

<<species is carnivorous. Even if it is, it is fairly small, and not

<<attractive at all.</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>According to the Barthlott paper the Liverwort species Colura is
indeed a carnivorous plant. HOWEVER, if you are talking about
Simons' "garbage tip" orchid - this is probably inconclusive.

Yea, I agree that Liverworts are not that attractive in a CP
collection :-(

I hope this clears up any misunderstanding (well it sounded that
way anyway :-).

Rich.



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