Botanica Ltd. Madagascar import

Botanica (link) used to do Malala import. I got email from them saying that this spring, they are importing from a different source. It seems to be the same source as LOC by looking at the price-list. The pre-order is due May 8. Just in case you aren't in their email list.

Here is their list:

Aerangis citrata $22.50
Aerangis clavigera $22.50 (macrocentra)
Aerangis curnowiana $25.00 typically punctata
Aerangis fastuosa $22.50
Aerangis fastuosa var. françoisii $25.00
Aerangis modesta $27.50
Aerangis monantha $27.50 [Botanica has these in flask now – available soon]
Aerangis pallidiflora $27.50
Aerangis pumilio $22.50 (hyaloides)
Aerangis seegeri $27.50
Aerangis stylosa $27.50
Aerangis umbonata $27.50 (fuscata)


Aeranthes arachnites $27.50
Aeranthes grandiflora $32.50 [Botanica has these grown from seed]
Aeranthes henrici $50.00 (Erasanthe henrici)
Aeranthes imeriniensis $22.50
Aeranthes longipes $27.50
Aeranthes nidus $22.50
Aeranthes peyrotii $32.50
Aeranthes ramosa $37.50


Angraecum alleizetei $22.50
Angraecum arachnites $25.00
Angraecum bicallosum $32.50
Angraecum breve $25.00
Angraecum calceolus $22.50
Angraecum clavigerum $27.50
Angraecum compactum $30.00
Angraecum conchoglossum $27.50
Angraecum coutrixii $32.50
Angraecum dendrobiopsis $32.50
Angraecum didieri $27.50
Angraecum dollii $35.00 [Botanica has these in flask now – available soon]
Angraecum drouhardi $22.50
Angraecum eburneum superbum $40.00
Angraecum equitans $27.50 [Botanica has these grown from seed]
Angraecum filicornu $25.00
Angraecum germinyanum $32.50 [germinianum is not endemic to Madagascar]
Angraecum humblotianum $27.50
Angraecum lecomtei $25.00
Angraecum leonis $32.50
Angraecum magdalenae $32.50
Angraecum mahavavense $32.50
Angraecum obesum $27.50
Angraecum pinifolium $27.50
Angraecum platycornu $25.00
Angraecum popowii $27.50
Angraecum praestans $35.00
Angraecum protensum $35.00 [Botanica has these grown from seed]
Angraecum pseudofilicornu $32.50
Angraecum ramosum $27.50
Angraecum rutenbergianum $27.50
Angraecum scottianum $32.50 [scottianum is not endemic to Madagascar]
Angraecum sesquipedale $45.00
Angraecum sororium $32.50
Angraecum teretifolium $25.00 typically linearifolium
Angraecum urschianum $35.00
Angraecum viguieri $35.00

Beclardia macrostachya $35.00

Bulbophyllum alexandrae $25.00
Bulbophyllum baonii $25.00
Bulbophyllum callosum $25.00
Bulbophyllum cirrhoglossum $30.00
Bulbophyllum coriophorum $25.000
Bulbophyllum hamelini $32.50
Bulbophyllum horizontale $25.00
Bulbophyllum leandrianum $25.00
Bulbophyllum occlusum $25.00
Bulbophyllum occultum $30.00
Bulbophyllum sulfureum $30.00

Calanthe madagascariensis $32.50
Calanthe sylvatica $32.50

Cryptopus paniculatus $32.50

Cymbidiella falcigera $75.00
Cymbidiella flabellate $60.00
Cymbidiella humblotii $75.00
Cymbidiella pardalina $75.00

Cynorkis flexuosa $22.50
Cynorkis gibbosa $22.50
Cynorkis ridleyi $22.50
Cynorkis uncinata $22.50

Eulophiella elizabethae $75.00
Eulophiella roempleriana $75.00
Eulophiella sp. [Eulophiella longibracteata?] $75.00

Gastrorchis françoisii $40.00
Gastrorchis humblotii $40.00
Gastrorchis luteus $40.00
Gastrorchis peyrotii $40.00
Gastrorchis schlechterii $40.00
Gastrorchis tuberculosa $40.00

Grammangis ellisii $40.00

Jumellea angustifolia $32.50
Jumellea henryi $27.50
Jumellea ibitiana $27.50
Jumellea major $45.00
Jumellea maxillaroides $40.00
Jumellea pandurata $32.50
Jumellea punctata $22.50
Jumellea teretifolia $22.50

Microcoelia aphylla $32.50
Microecelia gilpinae $27.50
Microecelia macrantha $30.00

Neobathiea filicornu $27.50 (grandidierana)
Neobathiea perrieri $32.50

Oeceoclades decaryana $32.50
Oeceoclades spathulifera $32.50
Oecoeclades pulchra $32.50
Oecoeclades roseovariegata $32.50

Oeniella polystachys $27.50

Oeonia oncidiflora $32.50 (rosea)
Oeonia volucris $32.50

Phaius pulchellus $40.00

Sobenikoffia humbertiana $40.00
Sobenikoffia robusta $40.00

 

Chuck, I have gotten Malala plants from Botanica, but this is the first time they are getting plants from the new source. I'm guessing that it is the same source as LOC, and LOC's plants were in amazingly good conditions (for fresh import). The import route (e.g. broker, entry port etc) may be slightly different, but I'm guessing that they will be probably pretty good (so I did place a small order to Botanica). I think LOC has quite a few of them acclimating from the last import (arrived early March), and they will be available soon (early summer).

 

Adam, when I communicated with John 3 weeks ago, he was thinking of opening the preorder around redland (late May), and place the order after 1 mo. But I'm not sure if they decided to do. If you email John, he will let you know.

Ree, I'm guessing hard-core Ang people get excited because lots of the species are not normally available. Even thought the condition is pretty good as Daniel mentioned, they definitely take longer to acclimate and I'm guessing that they have higher chances of loss than domestic sources.

I have gotten madagascar import from LOC twice, and they looked like this (I'm not sure if it is typical or no). This is from March 2017 import, but they kindly took care of them for a couple weeks because the winter here was unusually cold. Roots of most were already starting to resume growth.

 

Chuck, I agre with Zach; they are both nice to deal with.

 

Yes, Gilles told us about the incident, and it is very sad. And, another sad new, Holger Perner of Hengduan Mountains Biotechnology passed away due to heart attack last week....