Andreas Wistuba

But the leaf-shape seems to be completely different to me? All the best Andreas

What a wonderful species!!!! I am absolutely thrilled seeing these pictures and hope it will enter cultivation However, I do not think it's H. spathulatum. 1.) The caudex with it's ridges looks highly characteristic and unique. I think, Valeton would have mentioned this characteristic in his description. 2.) The leaves on Satoshi's pictures look ovate and not spathulate to me. Another new and undescribed species? The richness of Hydnophytinae species in New Guinea and the surrounding islands, such as Halmahera is absolutely stunning. There is still so much out there, waiting to be discovered! What do you think? All the best Andreas

Thank you. I was not aware of this Genus. I just googled a bit and found this: http://www.columbus-cactus-club.webs.com/Monolena%20primulaeflora.htm

Hello Derrick, you are of cause correct. What I meant is Myrmecopteris, not Myrmecophila....sorry for mixup... All the best Andreas

Hi all, I think it does not really matter if one taxonomist places Solanopteris as an independent genus and another one as a subgenus of Microgramma. Frankly speaking, that's a matter of taste and as long as nobody does phylogenetic analysis both placements may have their pro and contra arguments. BTW, the same holds true for Lecanopteris and Myrmecophila... All the best Andreas

I agree, that it has some characteristics of M. platytyrea - but it's so far out of distribution range?!

Hello all, as I know several of our members are not just interested in taxonomy of ant plants, but also grow them, I thought that it's nice to have a little corner where we can offer or search seeds or plants. In order to keep level of commercialization as low as possible I thought about the following rules, however I'm open to feedback if you would like to have them modified: Members only - the exchange area is visible to members only. No replies - In order to avoid any negotiations in public, replies are not possible. If a member offers seeds or plants, you have to contact this member privately. There is a private messaging functionality integrated into the forum software. => I opened the section for replies. All the best Andreas

Hi Frank, your plants are awesome. Honestly, all I can do is keeping mine alive. At which temperature are you having yours? A lot of fertilizing? All the best Andreas

Yes, it is absolutely stunning to see these plants in color!

I am not really sure if this is the same species that I found in South Sulawesi. Plants in the north had very flat caudices: