Hwchoy Moss

[reebok4190]

When I was browsing the gallery of Benny, I stumbled upon this moss "Hwchoy Moss"... Checked with Choy, they have found in the drain of Singapore.. How lucky? and which to name after him.

Any moss to share around? You should have some under your keep, right?


P/s: Hi, benny, you dun mind me post your pic. If u do, i shall remove it. thanks.

[hwchoy]

Benny, is this the moss given to Bioplast to propagate? otherwise I don't know why it is tagged with my name huh? if it is, then actually it is subzero who found it. This is the 17th species of Fissidens found in Singapore, but for some reason Prof Benito of RMBR insists it cannot be found here.

[valice]

I think it is the moss found during the AQ outing in Dec 05 at Teo's farm.

[hwchoy]

then how come it has my name?

[Justikanz]

Someone say you saw it first and pointed it out, I think... Need to check the outing thread...

It is a terrestrial moss, by the way.

[hwchoy]

Someone say you saw it first and pointed it out, I think... Need to check the outing thread...

It is a terrestrial moss, by the way.

Really! hahah. I'm going to have to levy a royalty

[benny]

Hmm. It's from the outing. I think it was Choy who was pointing it out to us, so it was named after him until we find out what it actually was. Obviously, we didn't go very far with it.

rebox4190, you can link the pictures directly from the source instead of re-uploading them individually.

Cheers,

[ahkarboy]

I actually found this plant last year and was gonna ask the forumers what kind of moss was it. Growing in my tank now but it grows tall

[Justikanz]

I think I was confused with the terrestrial moss of the same growth pattern... This Hwchoy moss is aquatic? If so, then can name the terrestrial form Justikanz moss? Haha...

if aquatic, then probably good to compare it with erect moss and stringy moss...

[Fei Miao]

Heng Wah,
I want some to try, how tall they grow?
FS

[XnSdVd]

Ahh yes, i remember seeing choy holding it up and explaining it to everyone. I think it was peter who first called it "hwchoy moss" no?

[valice]

I think I was confused with the terrestrial moss of the same growth pattern... This Hwchoy moss is aquatic? If so, then can name the terrestrial form Justikanz moss? Haha...

if aquatic, then probably good to compare it with erect moss and stringy moss...

maybe you can try pushing those in your tank into the water and see if they survive?

Either that, the ones you have are different from those in ahkarboy's tank.

[hwchoy]

I think I am suffering from memory loss

[reebok4190]

I think I am suffering from memory loss

How can that be? Spoke to you, you say you remember that event very very well... hmm.. you're pulling my leg, i guess.. sigh... so can i have batch of your signature moss for trying out? Happy New Year!!!

[hwchoy]

I remember the moss from bk timah longkang, but not the one at Teo where I pointed to them