The species that was Àlex Lorente’s passion was an extraordinarily long-lived seagrass, once common along the coast of his native Spain. Tragically, Lorente himself was not to enjoy a long life: he died in 2012 at the age of 37. But his colleagues in marine conservation are working to make sure the links Lorente forged between scientists and fishermen survive, for the good of the Mediterranean that he cherished. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports. Download a transcript of this podcastread moreDuration: 5:27Published: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:53:48 +0000
herb terrestrial, stem to 20 cm, catophylls brown, petiole cylindrical in TS becoming weakly triangular; peduncle as petiole, maroon, spathe green heavily flushed maroon, shiny, spadix red-maroon; in fruit spadix yellow-green becoming yellow, spathe brigh Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/
Kalo or Taro (Colocasia esculenta)Uahiapele (Hawaiian variety)Family: AraceaeOahu, Hawaii (Cultivated)Makes a high-quality smoky-gray poi. Early Hawaiians highly prized this variety for medicinal purposes and as an offering to the Hawaiian gods, especially for goddess Pele.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/