Andreas Wistuba

 

  If living material was used, then Theodoric Valeton certainly could describe salient features of the external tuber.) The Tropicos database notes that no type has been designated.  http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100204745

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

I have heard that this species also has ant relationships.  Not sure how valid it is but the species does produce a caudex that has similarities to Hydnophytum and Lecanopteris.

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

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

may be a M.platytyrea subsp platytyrea ?

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

Bonjour

 

MAGNIFIQUE  

 

I had seen these plants just  on drawings

 

have you seen ,may ,be a difference with a S.wilsonii   and have you seen  S.thekii

 

 

merci

 

jeff

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:

More pictures of the same species:

I have many in cultivation and will certainly post material, pictures and more info, but this forum has just started 2 days ago...

The best interesting..the unknown  *sp novae -  from Cordillera azul -  Loreto San Martin - Peru......tiny round leaves, attractive and beautiful dwarf plant;

 

 

Friendly

Raffaele

You have a picture?

Do you know, if anybody grows any Solanopteris except S. brunei?

All the best

Andreas

 

Yes..,

Costarica:(*Pejibaye distritto - *Siquirres "canton volcan Arenal)

 

and Panama:*Chiriqui cocle;

 

*Elevation 200 maximum 1400

 

Info:" tubercles secrete ecdisona hormone that help the growth of the ants.. "in Costa Rica there is  Azteca sp"., but Waner have been  identified as Azteca traili  

var.filicis forel, a specie not previously reported from Costa Rica but known from *Peru, definitively the presence of a South American insect at the nothermost

range of patato fern implie that the ferns and ants ahve coevolved ot only byological but also geographically;

  (there are....*Colombia - *Costa Rica - *Ecuador - *Panama - *Peru -)

    

Fiendly

Raffaele Ferraro

 

 

Which species did you find - S. brunei or other species?

All the best

Andreas

Have you come across Solanopteris in the wild? Any pictures or other info on this little known genus would be greatly appreciated

All the best

Andreas 

Problem with small thumbnails solved