Ther botanical institutes in China are having a hard time because of
diminishing financial support from the government. I don't know if
there is any CP collection. I think you may try the South China
Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, I heard that Y.Z. Ruan is still working
there. I'll probably visit the garden in a few weeks time. The type
of Drosera oblanceolata is deposited there, I think.
> Last summer I went to Hong Kong for a two months training period. As
> you can imagine, I tried my best to find CPs in the country... To have
> some information, I went to the Herbarium in Hongkong Park, and I saw
> that they had just opened a new room with a CP collection. And you
> know what, the only CPs they had still had the "Produced in Holland"
> label..! It's a shame, they have a wonderful climate for tropical CPs,
> have several local species, and the only thing they have to show us is
> these tiny imported CP cuttings.
You should have sent a message to the cp list before you came to Hong
Kong. I agree that the CP collection in Hong Kong Park is a shame.
They don't seem to know how to keep the plants happy. Go to the
country instead where you can see Nepenthes mirabilis, Drosera
spatulata, D. burmannii, D. peltata, D. indica, and a few Utricularia
spp.
As Jan has said, these are widespread CP species and they don't merit a
trip on their own. But if you plan to go to Hong Kong anyway, why not
go out and see them in the habitat.
Regards,
Shing
--- Shing LAM shlam@hkueee.hku.hk P.O.Box 62754, Kwun Tong Post Office, HONG KONG