Many climbing Aroids can be easily taken into cultivation by making a stem cutting. We do that sometimes when finding sterile specimens during floristic surveys, and make herbarium vouchers later when the inflorescences appear. However, one has to be patient ... This Syngonium from the inundated forest along the Caeté river in the coastal Amazon region was collected in 2018 and started flowering now.
#BragancaPA #herbarium #HBRA #Amazonas #Araceae #Syngonium #floodedForest

🌊🌳🌳 🌊 Have you heard of the flooded forest?

Cambodia's flooded forest used to provide provide sustenance for the 13,000 people who live along the river north of Stung Treng town and be home to a variety of endangered birds and fish.

Now, up to 70-80% of the #forest has died.

✍️ Marta Kasztelan
📸 Andy Ball

🔎 Find out more:
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#floodedforest #Cambodia #conservation #climate #dam #energy

Upstream dams are drowning Cambodia’s protected flooded forest | The Third Pole

High water levels during the dry season at the Stung Treng Ramsar site have been catastrophic for its unique ecosystem and residents

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