liquid-preserved bat-flowers

[Chris Nicolay]

Hello taxacommunity:

I'm looking for alcohol-preserved specimens from flowers that are visited by
neotropical bats.  The flowers need to be preserved in alcohol, b/c I need
to take measurements of 3-D flower shape.  I've attached the following list
of flowers in which I am interested, and would appreciate hearing from
anyone who has, or knows someone else who might have some of these flowers,
or has ideas on where else to look for them.

thanks,=20
Chris Nicolay


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Agavaceae:      Agave palmeria, A. parryi, A. schotti

Anacardiacea:   Mangifera indica                                        =09

Bignoniaceae:   Cresentia cujete, C. alata (=3DParmentiera alata)       =09

Bombacaceae:    Bombax fendleri, B. septanatum                  =09
                Ceiba acuminata, C. aesculifolia, C. pentandra  =09
                Ochroma pyramidale                                      =09
                Pseudobombax grandiflorum                               =09

Bromeliaceae:   Vriesea gladioflora, V. longicaulis, V. moehringiana,
                V. morreni, V. rugosa

Cactaceae:      Carnegiea gigantea                                                              Lemaireocereus thurberi
                Rauhocereus riosaniensis
                Ritterocereus griseus
                Samaipaticereus corroanus
                Subpilocereus ottonis
                Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri

Caesalpiniaceae:  Bauhinia megalandra, B. pauletia, B. rufa, B. ungulata
                  Elisabetha leiogyne, paraensis
                  Hymenaea=97 H. courbaril                              =09

Capparaceae:    Crataeva benthami, C. tapia                             =09

Caryocaraceae:  Caryocar villosum                               =09

Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea arborescens, I. murucoides

Elaeocarpaceae: Muntingea =97 spp.=09

Fabaceae:       Mucuna altissima, M. andreana, M. mutisiana, M. urens

Gentianaceae:   Lisianthus chelonoides, L. macrophyllus         =09

Gesneriaceae:   Gesneria =97 spp.                       =09

Lobeliaceae:    Burmeistera =97 spp.=09
                Centropogon =97 spp.=09
                Siphocampylus =97 spp.

Lythraceae:     Lafoensia densiflora, L. glyptocarpa, L. pacari,
                L. puncifolia, L. replicata
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Mimosacaeae:    Acacia farnesiana                                       =09
                Calliandra confusa=09
                Inga bahiensis, I. sessilis, I. vera=09
                Parkia auriculata, P. gigantocarpa, P. pendula  =09

Musaceae:       Musa =97 spp.   =09

Passifloraceae: Passiflora mucronata=09

Solanaceae:     Markea =97 spp.=09
                Solandra =97 spp.                                               =09
                Trianaea =97 spp.

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Christopher W. Nicolay

Department of Anatomy
NEOUCOM (Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine)=09
4209 State Route 44=09
Rootstown OH  44272-0095
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phone:  330/325-6301