For those interested , this is the link

http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=S0717-66432002000200004&script=sci_arttext&tlng=es


Mark Griffiths, Oxford, UK




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From: Jane McGary <[email protected]>
To: "Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society; postings copyright by 
authors." <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, 14 January, 2011 2:13:06
Subject: [Alpine-l] Tecophilaea cyanocrocus, was Plant nomenclature

Gary wrote
>I was referring to widely accepted species, such as the Chilean blue 
>crocus, Tecophilea cyanocrocus, which is considered to be extinct in the wild.

Good news for a change! Wild populations of this species were 
rediscovered by CHilean botanists a few years ago and written up in 
that country's botanical journal, Gayana. You can read the article on 
the Gayana website. For obvious reasons the exact site locations have 
not been publicized. However, it's very interesting to learn about 
the habitat of this popular plant, which seems to me to resemble the 
kinds of places where one would find deciduous Lewisia species -- 
bare ground below melting snow patches.

Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA

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