Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:23:06 -0700 From: chamb@u.arizona.edu To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1311$foo@default> Subject: re: wild collecting
At 06:33 AM 4/27/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> Yes, there is at
>least one species (Hawaian, but i forget the name) that has no remaining
>pollinators so man must artificially maintain the re-introduced wild
>population.
That would be Brighamia (Campanulaceae), approx. 2 spp. +/- subspecific
taxa. I am not sure if all the taxa face the same loss of pollinators.
Man need not "must" artificially maintian and re-introduce it, but he may
choose to do so. These are plants of odd form and so it is collectable and
grown. I am afraid a species of Ribes distinguished only by sepal and seed
characters from its nearest relatives would not find such assistance.
At any rate, a conservation plan (it does still exist in habitat) is
challenged by both the lack of pollinators, and predation by introduced goats.
Michael
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