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Established Seedlings of
Myrmecophila thomsoniana 'Jaguey Grande' -spontaneous |
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| Number: |
TN8652 |
| Name: |
Myrmecophila thomsoniana 'Jaguey Grande' -spontaneous
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| Type: |
spontaneous (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
Mr. Hermann M. Amaya
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Pod Parent Flowers |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range Warm 90-70°F, cooler season Intermediate 83-60°F. Hanging in open air by a long hook, with no medium.
Comments: Parent plant: Medium-sized plant. Grown in a backyard garden in Cuba.
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 89°F, nights 76°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 84°F, nights 71°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Myrmecophila |
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From Greek "myrmekos" ant; "phileo" love as a friend.
(Source:
Brown 1956) |
| Etymology of |
thomsoniana |
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Named for Thomson, an English missionary in West Africa during the 19th century.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
Myrmecophila |
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meer-me-KOF-i-la
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
thomsoniana |
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tomp-son-ee-AH-na
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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If you would like to direct someone to this web page, please copy and paste this URL into your email:
http://troymeyers.com/d?128652
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ESTABLISHED SEEDLINGS
of these are not currently available, but we have some maturing in the greenhouse and expect to offer them in the future.
There are 8 items with
1 to 6 plants per
item
(1 is a compot) that will be considered for sale later.
Click here to see if we have flasks available.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker
The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.
ORIGIN/HABITAT: Cuba, Little Cayman Island and Cayman Brac Island. These
plants grow on scrub at low elevations where they are often exposed to
full sun and salt spray.
More about this information and the Bakers...
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