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Re: edible Anthuriums

From: StellrJ at aol.com on 1999.12.27 at 03:50:52(3986)
In a message dated 12/25/1999 9:16:22 AM Pacific Standard Time,
ju-bo@email.msn.com writes:
> Dear Jason,
+More
> This probably was fruit from A. gracile (Rudge) Schott, a VERY common
> epiphyte on the horizontal limbs of the HUGE Samaan Trees around the U.W.I.
> at St Agustine, N. Trinidad, I remember them well!
> Cheers,
That sounds right! All I remembered was that the specific name meant
something to the effect of "small" Gracile works. This is a species with
lanceolate leaves and only a vestigial spathe.
Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large

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