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Originally Posted by Hace
The E Perrieri seeds I own are also smooth and a little smaller than the E ventricosum seeds. Almost all of the 50 seeds have sprouted in 2 weeks.
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Hi Hace, only time will tell... On the brighter side, I am pretty excited about the true identity of these very vigorous sprouters. Ok, here, before I begin, my thoughts are that of an inquisitive layman...
Madagascar is a very big place. The
E per is not well known as it is not a viable commercial food source. Even if we hit the net, we can hardly get good images or info on it. We don't know the exact extent of its range in Mada. We do not know the varieties/forms of it. Even in the well known species such as the
M acuminata complex not many experts will put their reputation on a debate. In the case of the
M-a complex, it's just
too complex with a very wide range of distribution!
The seed game, is what I call
a game of believe;
we believe the seed seller, the seed seller believes the seed wholeseller, the seed wholeseller believes the collector. If
any one is to be at fault, it it is the person standing at the end of this chain. The only way to look at it is that he
may be dishonest or not knowledgeable. People like us just got caught along the way. In this case, I feel there is much to rejoice as this sd germinates so well. Rite? Just grow them and compare notes. It should be very interesting.