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  1. Found some pictures of this possible new genus here. It's interesting how the flowers spiral up the stems. I mainly shared the link because the images are good. I think these are the most detailed images here.
  2. Your welcome. I repotted it with the original growth at one edge of the tray cell so the new growth has room to root into. I was not sure if it was a lecanopteris at first. There were three or four fronds produced before the hollow rhizome formed. I took a picture of light through the opening.
  3. Hello everyone. I started these Lecanopteris from spores. I really enjoy watching these grow. If I remember correctly, and by appearance, they are L. deparioides. Recently I noticed the formation of what appear to be entrance holes along the sides of the rhizomes. I though this was interesting so I thought I would share some images. This is a before and after set of the same fern. The upper photo shows the rhizome before entrance formation. The lower photo shows the growth progression of what appears to be entrances. So far the entrances start out yellow-green then develope a purple or dark purple color around them. More images of the entrances. Progressively magnified. There is a new entrance forming (yellow), ahead of the dark purple entrance. This next image is of another fern forming entrances. I just think these ferns are amazing. I am hoping to get more detailed images of the entrances to post.
  4. It helps to have all chapters as one link. When looking up information on ant plants, referencing your book first helps a lot and saves time. I might have put some redundant or duplicate information and links above. When I searched the database the first time, not much information was on Hoya imbricata. After I posted what I found, I rechecked your database and this time information on H. imbricata was there. I am not sure why I did not see the information the first time I checked.
  5. That is as much as I could find for the day. I hope my humor came across well for headache relief. It can be a headache. The E book database will clear up a lot of confusion.
  6. Perhaps determine which, of the names above, are synonymous with H. imbricata and which ones are considered seperate species? They are synonymous according to BLUMEA 46 (2001) 457-483, which also states Hoya shallertiae is synonymous: "We do not think that the variation in above-mentioned vegetative traits justifies the separation of these growth forms into separate taxa. We have therefore placed H. maxima (H. Karst.) Warb., H. pseudomaxima Koord. and H. imbricata Decne. forma basi-subcordata Koord. in synonymy with H. imbricata Decne. We suspect that H. shallertiae Burton was described from a herbarium sheet containing flowers of H. imbricata and branches of Dischidia imbricata. If so, this species would also be placed in synonymy with H. imbricata." In some places they are listed as seperate species. Tropicos, Kew, IPNI: Hoya imbricata: Tropicos, Kew, IPNI. Hoya imbricata var. basi-subcordata: N/A Hoya maxima: Tropicos, Kew, IPNI. Hoya psuedomaxima: Tropicos, Kew ( considered a synonym of Hoya imbricata subsp. imbricata), IPNI. Hoya shallertiae: Tropicos N/A, Kew, IPNI N/A. Dale Kloppenburg has contributed a lot of information on Hoyas. Some relief here: Kloppenburg BHL. https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2018/02/bhl-gains-works-on-diverse-plant-genus.html https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=Kloppenburg&stype=F#/titles Section Peltostemma (Hoya imbricata and Hoya maxima), page 11. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/228164#page/17/mode/1up Accurate data no matter how old, and direct observations help. Where do you draw the line though, or should you? Is there even a line? There is a lot of information but how do you structure it before a migraine sets in? To add to the confusion. The names Hoya imbricata/maxima, Hoya cf. imbricata and Hoya imbricata var. basirotunda. Have also been used. Also, the first picture following page 267 shows the typical form, and the flower does not look like it belongs to Hoya imbricata! I think it boils down to asprin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
  7. I looked again and found Hoya maxima from Celebes. There is not much information about it. It is in German. Sulawesi is also known as Celebes. The Philippine journal of science. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/1125#page/2/mode/1up Page 265: "Hoya maxima aus Nord-Ost-Celebes" (Hoya maxima from north-east-Celebes). If I am translating it all correctly, the upper side of Hoya pseudomaxima is completely smooth without cuticular stools or fluffy hair. Also, here is some information: The World of Hoyas - A Pictorial Guide by Dale Kloppenburg http://dalekloppenburg.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-world-of-hoyas-pictoral-guide-book.html?m=1 https://issuu.com/jeanclode/docs/hoyafoliage_guida
  8. This has some information describing the differences (not entirely in English) and includes drawings. It shows different forms. I am assuming it only describes plants found in the Philippines. Hoya maxima is not listed. Could this be because it is mainly on Sulawesi? Year: 1919 (102 years ago). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/1125#page/2/mode/1up You can browser search directly in the pages or download the 600+ page file and search it that way. There is recent information on their differences. In the past I have grown some of these but I did not explore their differences. I wish I had investigated them more, especially beyond the naked eye. Information on Hoya maxima (Sulawesi) as a synonym of Hoya imbricata: BLUMEA 46 (2001) 457-483 Hoya maxima herbarium: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98555-1 Also, translating the latin names suggests the basic differences. There is much more genetic variation than is documented of course, that is life.
  9. More nectar images. The ants feed on the ferns nectar, and I can see their abdomen expand as they gorge themselves. Many Ant species have two stomachs a private stomach and a social stomach.
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