Post by coline on Mar 5, 2013 2:22:00 GMT
I, as a biotecnologist and promoter to conservation in my comunity, and a passionate CP grower, have always tried to find any kind of carnivorous plant in my country, and see by then, how are they being preserved or endangered, in which case I would try to make an iniciative to protect their habitats and populations.
But first I needed to find if there were any of these plants in my native country. Years ago, I think that about 5 or more, I had found some information about a Pinguicula species found in the country, I read it, and got amazed, but by matter of destiny, my highschool and the difficulty of the job disscouraged me to find more about it. Finally, I forgot the name of the site, but never the information.
Today, at last I in my usual search in look for CPs in Costa Rica typing as usual "carnÃvoras costa rica", I got to find a couple of documents that state that Pinguicula: Pinguicula crenatiloba.
This plant lives in a relatively mildly affected by development region of coffee plantations and cattle raising, with steep mountains and small villages, and as a matter of fact of many of the Pinguicula findings (as I have read in the IPSG newsletter) on the side of a road.
The article mentions it can be seen in the National Institute for Biodiversity INBio, place where I will go, and bring back information, and hopely photographs to share here.
www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/Edge/jan03/jan03pick.shtml
The other big genus, is the confirmation of the presence of Droseraceae here in the country. As it is known, D. panamensis lives in the south country of Panama, but, it was beleived that it should grow here as well. And indeed, this species (or even a new species, as it states in the article) grows very near to our south border with Panama.
www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/Edge/oct96/oct96new.shtml#treat
But first I needed to find if there were any of these plants in my native country. Years ago, I think that about 5 or more, I had found some information about a Pinguicula species found in the country, I read it, and got amazed, but by matter of destiny, my highschool and the difficulty of the job disscouraged me to find more about it. Finally, I forgot the name of the site, but never the information.
Today, at last I in my usual search in look for CPs in Costa Rica typing as usual "carnÃvoras costa rica", I got to find a couple of documents that state that Pinguicula: Pinguicula crenatiloba.
This plant lives in a relatively mildly affected by development region of coffee plantations and cattle raising, with steep mountains and small villages, and as a matter of fact of many of the Pinguicula findings (as I have read in the IPSG newsletter) on the side of a road.
The article mentions it can be seen in the National Institute for Biodiversity INBio, place where I will go, and bring back information, and hopely photographs to share here.
www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/Edge/jan03/jan03pick.shtml
The other big genus, is the confirmation of the presence of Droseraceae here in the country. As it is known, D. panamensis lives in the south country of Panama, but, it was beleived that it should grow here as well. And indeed, this species (or even a new species, as it states in the article) grows very near to our south border with Panama.
www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/Edge/oct96/oct96new.shtml#treat
