In a +/- recent paper by Zanoni & Garcia G. (Ann. Carnegie Mus. 64:260-
1, 1995), several localities are cited for _Pinguicula casabitoana_
(which is perhaps conspecific with _P.lignicola_ from Cuba), a most
noteworthy member of the genus. So if any member of this list
resident in the Dominican Republic or going to visit the island of
Hispaniola wants to try a field trip, here are some hints where to
go:
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This _Pinguicula_ was reported by Jimenez (1960) to grow "on dry twigs
of different plants in wet places." It grows on live and dead woody
plants in broad-leaf cloud forests in the eastern Cordillera Central,
Dominican Republic, from 1400-1700 m (rarely to 2400 m,
depending on where Venancio collected his specimen in Valle
Nuevo). The robust specimens (cited below) collected at 1400-
1700 m have leaves to 3 cm in length that are light yellow-
green, making the plants quite conspicuous. Thecorolla tube
is light yellow to light yellow-green with five white lobes.
Additional specimens have been collected since Jimenez
(1960) reported it at Alto de Casabito and Loma La Vieja,
2075 m, at Constanza, Province La Vega.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Cordillera Central:
Prov. Peravia, "El Tope" (la cima) de Loma Rodriguez, bosque humedo
de _Magnolia domingensis_ y _Prestoea montana_, 18 deg 26' N, 70 deg
18' W, 1510 m, 29 Dec 1983 (fl), Zanoni et al. 28231 (JBSD);
(dto.) ladera N de Loma de la Valvacoa (25 km by air, WNW of San
Cristobal), bosque enano y arbustos, 18 deg 27.5' N, 70 deg 21' W,
1630-1700m, 24. Feb 1993 (fl), Jimenez & Zanoni 854 (JBSD);
Prov. La Vega, Loma de la Golondrina, Reserva Cientifica Ebano Verde,
bosque latifoliado y humedo, 19 deg 03' N, 70 deg 35' W, 1400-1500 m,
23 May 1986 (fl), Zanoni et al. 36516 (JBSD);
Prov. La Vega, Alto de Casabito, 1300 m, 12 May 1977 (fl), A. &
P.Liogier 26635 (JBSD); 26 Jun 1981 (fl) Dod s.n. (JBSD);
(dto.) Valle Nuevo (elev. 2200-2400 m?), 10 Apr 1965 (fl), Venancio
s.n. (JBSD).
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With these data it should be possible to find the plants in flower
between December and May, maybe also earlier or later in the year.
...And please leave some individuals there to be enjoyed as well by
those who will come after you!
Good luck to all who want to try it!
Toby, you may take the above cited data as a first starting point for
_P.casabitoana_ in the mapping project.
Kind regards
Jan