Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:40:51 -0800 From: Robert Ziemer <rrz7001@axe.humboldt.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3296$foo@default> Subject: Re: CP in Micronesia?
Rick,
I wrote an article "Carnivorous Plants in Micronesia" that appeared in
the September 1988 issue of Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. A copy of this
article can be found at
http://www.rsl.psw.fs.fed.us/projects/water/cpn88.pdf
Unfortunately, I could not locate the original CPN and the figures in my
photocopy were poor.
In the Pacific islands, the number of species decreases eastward from
the Asian mainland. Palau has more CP species than Yap. The CP reported
in Palau are N. mirabilis, D. burmannii, D. spathulata, U. caerulea, U.
bifida, U. racemosa, U. ulginosa, U. nivea; while in Yap (400 km east of
Palau) only N. mirabilis and U. bifida are reported. U. caerulea is
found in Guam, so it is likely to also be present in Yap. There is much
more botanizing that could be done in the Pacific islands -- there are
over 2100 islands in Micronesia; Yap State alone stretches eastward for
about 1200 km and includes about 140 islands.
Have a wonderful trip to a great part of the world.
Bob Ziemer
>From: Richard Hyde <rah@batnet.com>
>Subject: CP in Micronesia?
>
>So, the real reason for my rejoinng was to ask a question. My wife and
>I are going to Yap in the spring. The "Micronesia Handbook" by Moon
>travel mentions CP in the area. Any idea what these might be?
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