Re: Re:N.clipeata

From: Gilles LARDY (fytdw@hkabc.net)
Date: Thu Jan 08 1998 - 19:38:27 PST


Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 11:38:27 +0800
From: "Gilles LARDY" <fytdw@hkabc.net>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg107$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Re:N.clipeata

Hi Johannes,
Thank you for these precisions, but could you also describe the soil and
humidity conditions in which the plants grow ?
Does siliceous rock means that they grow in sand, or is it sphagnum, and do
they have water running on the roots ?

Cheers.

Gilles

>That is true. But you must know, that there is a another montain
>nearby Kelam, which is much lower but also an "inselberg". Nobody has
>been there until now. And what about the sumit-plateau? It is well
>known, that there is N.bicalcarata, albomarginata ...growing. In over
>800 meters! And it is told, that on the slippery and steep rockfaces
>should be more clipeata. I heard, that the Indonesian government has a
>scientifical station there. And there is only a small liana up to the
>last part of the montain! Left and right of the very small and wet
>path you can fall down a few hundret meters. What will happen, if you
>cut it? I know, that the Dayaks there use this montain for hunting.
>
>I believe we should think about bringing seeds (or invitro speciments)
>of cultivated clipeata any time back to this montain! Perhaps the
>Indonesian government can help.
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