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Post by Sockhom on Aug 16, 2007 8:36:09 GMT
Hi Francois, Thanks for sharing those great photos with all of us, good luck with it being accepted as a new species. Dave. Thanks Dave  . But it might just be an old forgotten species, a deleted one. It will be a hard work to write an appropriate article. I'm no taxonomist nor botanist, just an enthusiast so i will have to learn a LOT before i write something acceptable and get help from friends and expert people. This is why all comments from you guys are welcome. Working on those indochina species is quite exciting but frustrating too. There is a lack of material (herbarium) and a lack of information about the locations where the plants have been collected. Fortunately, i speak cambodian and french and most of the herbarium material dwell in Paris, so it seems that i could fit the job ;D (we'll see!  ) Whatever, this plant will soon enter cultivation for i have sent seeds to some of the major nurseries and to a dozen of very seasoned growers. Friendly, François. |
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Post by sundewmatt on Oct 3, 2007 22:34:33 GMT
eh, all nepenthes look the same to me.  |
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Post by Sockhom on Aug 19, 2008 12:46:00 GMT
Hello. I'm very sad - and furious- to inform you that the cambodian government has sold most of Bokor Hill to a private party. They plan to build... a casino and two international hotels on top of the hill (like in the colonial times). The access is now forbidden. The rough rocky trail is currently being destroyed and replaced by a large modern road which will lead mini- cars of tourists to the summit. Most of the N. bokor populations I found grow not far from the road side so they will be very likely wiped during the process. I know from a botanist that some rare orchids have already been destroyed. Please, those who have the chance to grow the plants, take care of them and spread them in cultivation. I really hope the species grows somewhere else. François. PS: N. bokor is in the process of being described by Martin Cheek from Kew Garden, so it is " Nepenthes bokor ined" like shown in this herbarium material (check the labels): www.lhnn.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=herbarium&action=display&thread=1897 |
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Post by Aidan on Aug 19, 2008 13:10:23 GMT
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Post by Dave Evans on Sept 18, 2008 5:34:13 GMT
I really hope the species grows somewhere else. François. Dear Sockhom, Were all the specimens with the name "thorelii", or without any name from Bokor Hill area? Chances are it does grow somewhere else nearby at least. Any ideas about hills near the area? |
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Post by Sockhom on Feb 7, 2009 12:14:38 GMT
Hello, I managed to find some recent pictures (december 2008) of the road leading to Bokor Hill. I am quite heartbroken as you can guess. There are chances that the species grows somewhere else in the area but still... www.andybrouwer.co.uk/blog/2008/12/road-to-bokor.htmljust compare this with my very first pictures (july 2007). François. |
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