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Old 04-22-2009, 06:12 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Default Re: Anthurium hunting.

Me too. Ever heard of "Bullet Ants"? I've got 'em.

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Originally Posted by Tog
Must have topographic co-ordinates for exact location....
It is important - the microclimates change so fast here that at least that much info is necessary. Some Anthuriums are only found in the Mindo microclimate, which is Northern East-Slope. Equally, there's an insane rate of aroid endemicism in the South-Central West-slope forests, especially on sandstone beds. (For those of you following along on the map, that's the provinces of Pastaza and Morona-Santiago, hugging the Cordillera de los Llanganates and the Cordillera del Condor.)
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