User:Biotaman

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My name is Rory. About a year ago I created a collection of living things. I've had my hits and my misses. I have had previous commentary in the past, which is now saved on my hard drive and may be posted someplace else in the future. it's also time to start a new season of collecting various organisms. for this new year, the 2008 specimens (which are now permanent due to surviving the season) will be in the permanent category. The new organisms (2009 season) will be in their own category until the end of the season. This is because some will need to survive a season in order to be included as permanent. A new organism should be coming in soon in the mail. Only then will I reveal it.

June 13th, 2009 10:16 AM

I have just received a Ginkgo seedling (Ginkgo biloba) in the mail. This is a special must have for my collection. This is the first new organism of 2009.

June 15th, 2009 5:11 PM

I have purchased a Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). Now I have two new plants

July 8th, 2009 5:32 PM

I have purchased a Jade Plant (Crassula ovata). Now I have three new plants.

August 1st, 2009 1:18 PM

I have purchased a zebra plant (Aphelandra squarrosa) and a parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans).

August 1st, 2009 6:01

I have purchased a medicinal aloe (Aloe vera)

August 2nd, 2009 4:33 AM

I have purchased an African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) and a Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera deliciosa) By the end of 2008, i was following the 20 species African Violet system. This eventually led me to believe that an African Violet which I had earlier on was a hybrid between two species. This led me to give that one to my mom as a gift. However, after reading a Finnish (though written in English) article about African Violets citing taxonomic work by Darbyshire 2006 and seeing this repeatedly, I am now following the Darbyshire taxonomic system. As such, it can be said that all cultivated African Violets are of the same species Saintpaulia ionantha. The exception are really dwarf sized specimens, which I suspect might have shumensis in the genes. As of now though, I am not to sure of that status.

August 3rd, 2009 3:44 PM

I have purchased a Venus Fly Trap. I will be getting supplies for it this weekend.

September 17th, 2009 7:20 PM

I have purchased a prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) and a spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

September 19th, 2009

I have purchased a Siamese Fighting Fish. My first and possibly only animal of the year.

September 20th, 2009

I have purchased a Buddhist Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus). I have more things coming in a few days

October 26th, 2009

I have purchased a Rubber Fig (Ficus elastica).

October 26th, 2009

I have received a sago palm (cycas revoluta), rigid hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) in the mail and i have collected a mexican hat plant (Kalanchoe daigremontiana) plantlet from my school's greenhouse. I have reached my max quota of organisms for the year. I will not be getting any new organisms as of this time till at least may 2010. I will report if anything dies. I'll probably have some last words before the year ends.

November 2nd, 2009

I have been given a few plants for Christmas. I have been able to identify them. They are Echinopsis spachiana, Cotyledon orbiculata, Graptopetalum paraguayense, Graptopetalum amythystinum, Echeveria elegans, Kalanchoe fedtshenkoi, and Kalanchoe pinnata

November 29th, 2009

I have purchased an African Dwarf Frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri). This is the final purchase of the year for sure.

November 30th, 2009

The Frog died within hours (probably due to stress upon adjusting to the environment). sucks but whatever. I might as well just get the African Clawed Frog instead. November 30th, 2009

I have got an African Clawed Frog. December 1st, 2009

I got a Lawson's Cypress. I think this will be my last for the year. December 13th, 2009

I have been looking at my new succulents recently and have noticed that what I thought was Cotyledon orbiculata is probably a hybrid echeveria. because of this, cotyledon orbiculata will be removed. A hybrid will not be included. December 25th, 2009

The Echeveria elegans may actually be an Echeveria hybrid. Therefore it will not be included for now. Further research will be needed to decide the fate of the supposed cotyledon orbiculata and echeveria elegans. December 25th, 2009

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Life List (The list of organisms in my pocession; only written in scientific names) Started August 17th, 2008 9:58 PM)

Araucaria heterophylla, Codiaeum variegatum, Homo sapiens, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, Pachira aquatica, Pantherophis guttatus, Sansevieria trifasciata, Schefflera arboricola, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sclumbergera truncata

A. heterophylla - C. variegatum - H. sapiens - K. blossfeldiana - P. aquatica - P. guttatus - S. trifasciata - S. arboricola - S. scoparium - S. truncata

Last updated May 4th, 2009 8:36 PM

To be included.......

G. biloba - R. officinalis - C. ovata - C. elegans - A. squarrosa - A. vera - M. deliciosa - S. ionantha - D. muscipula - M. leuconeura - C. comosum - B. splendens - P. macrophyllus - F. elastica - C. demersum - C. revoluta - K. daigremontiana - E. spachiana - G. amethystinum - G. paraguayense - K. fedtschenkoi - K. pinnata - X. laevis - C. lawsoniana - December 25th, 2009