Introduction to the Aroid Family w/ Tom Croat
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Half-assefly edited due to it's length but extensive in its breakdown of this species-rich family which is so prevalent in the houseplant trade, this video interviews the leading expert in the Aroid Family (Araceae), Tom Croat, about the synapomorphies (traits that unite the family, such as flower & inflorescence structure), biogeographical distribution and diversity.
This is the first of a 2-part series on the aroid family filmed at Missouri Botanical Garden. Extensive thanks to Tom Croat and Emily Colletti of Missouri Botanical Garden. Thanks also to my friend Peter Bernhardt, as well as CeCe Santore for tolerating the time it took for me to film this tome.
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A wizard who goes on and on (I mean this in the best way) interviews another wizard who goes on and on and refrains from going on and on to let the other one go on and on…simply the best 😊
Wasn’t it just beautiful to watch! Love your comment!
Perfectly said! Such an incredible episode…..
Friggin legend. These interviews are fantastic.
Man, I would replace so many crappy TV shows with just this guy talking about Aroids. Here's hoping for part 2 someday.
Yap I love Dr.Tom
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WELLWE'REWAITING.gif lol
@@MenwithHillspill it!
@@swayback7375it's called Kill Your Lawn
@@swayback7375this bastard has a tv show now
its nice to hear tony shut up and listen. you can tell he's lovin this guy, who says scrubiculi? this old man is adorable and his vocabulary is impeccable. could you interview more botanists and growers. do like a talk show, it'd be good
100% agree !!
He has a lot of interviews on his podcast. You should check it out!
@@WanderingMiqo where can I find them?
Podcast?
Thanks. Here goes another evening or fifteen...
I love every part of this - an expert who is interviewing someone more expert, being polite and listening.
After watching this, I'm aware of how much time I've wasted around uninteresting people 😊
What a terrific discussion, thank you Joey!
Oh yeah decades
Quit Facebook.
I like how Tony asked a question at 16:40 , and Mr. Croat went on a ramble for almost half an hour but by the end he actually got back on topic and actually answered the question. Great interview Tony!
This interview is what youtube was created for.
Love that quiet “go fuck yourself, bye.” No need to upset the wonderful elderly botanist.
This interview was incredible, such an awesome dive into Ariods with a legend that's dedicated his life to it. Thank you for showing us this Tony!
Earlier this evening I was reading about a Florida teacher being investigated by their Department of Education for showing her fifth grade class a PG-rated Disney movie as part of an _environmental science_ lesson. Chillax folks, she could've been teaching them about beetle orgies in aroid sex dungeons. LOL
😂😂😂
If DeSantis treats Disney like he does, imagine how he would react to our favorite botanist.
@@helenpatterson3858 who?
oh my gosh, Dr. Croat was sooo happy. :) it made me happy, too. your viewers are right, you should do these interviews more often! we need more of that contagious enthusiasm & profound knowledge to compliment yours. it's great to listen to you bounce off ideas & knowledge with other botanists.
Somebody setup a trip for these two together in the cloud forest! I could watch this for hours! I always learn something and gain more respect for plants and nature in these videos. You guys are both rock stars in my eyes!
this
I’ve been thinking how much of science is not recorded, I know these guys record all relevant data, but they fail to realize that the real data is the science we did along the way. That’s not a joke. All these scientists record so much data, but along the course of their study they only record the data they’re looking for, and ignore so much of it. It’s especially true with biology, but not exclusive to it by any means. I’d hate to have a camera watching me all the time, but I can’t think of a better solution, and at this point we’re all carrying cameras anyway… we just all need body cameras that take infinite video, are always on and don’t need charging. Easy peasy.
That sounds like a wonderful idea. I hope you don’t mind my mentioning that they traveled far and wide with nary a step in this show.
Still! I like your idea, and I would be first in line to buy tickets to watch that kind of a show
Look who’s on his best behavior!
Edit: Man, what a great episode.
This guy is great and he knew you-he relates to you so much because he appreciates your humor and informality and knowledge! 2+2=15!!
What a fabulous gentleman. Thanks for sharing him with us
Holy crap, an hour and a half?! I'm going to need some snacks and drinks.
I’m going to need a part 2
This got me through a bad assignment. LOVE Aroids.
I'm only 7 and a half minutes in, and the endorphins are pumping. I have 9 different species around me right now.
i'm so happy. i've only been hoping for a CPBBD aroid episode for 3 years now.
His official title : Tom croat the aroid goat
Wizardry and shenanigans in the dungeon. Always a gr8 time
Very interesting about the beetles as pollinators, especially considering how many of them you've documented in your footage.
As a moron shit from spfd mo, I didn’t even know it was a thing.. now there going to have to kick me out too because I’m gunna go see!
I could listen to this guy for days
Not alone there pal lol dude has a good voice and an even better humor repertoire ❤
That was the most engaging interview I have seen in ages. The depth of knowledge and wisdom... Thank you.
How many botanical gardens are you banned from lol, I’m glad you got to go to this beautiful collection!
I visited the Missouri Botanical Garden a month ago on a day with perfect spring weather and it truly is a world class destination! Their native plant garden was amazing with some species I had never seen in the wild before in the midwest.
Holy shit it's the perfect CPBBD interview. Croat is an absolute legend.
I love it! I feel like I just sat through a couple of PHD level botany classes specifically about aroids! Can't wait for the next one!
My voodoo lilies would bloom during the community garage sale 😝 I had to put up an apology sign in front of them. A few old ladies were retching from their roadkill aroma.
Worth it for them. Variegated beauties are stunning with more flower than plant.
I collect Amorphophallus bulbs too. Lol the smell takes some getting used to
Priceless 😀
Which ones?
My favorite was dozens of my konjac bulbs blooming indoors for Xmas and around that time… pretty nice having the in-laws over for that.
It is actually interesting that different folks smell different flavors from them… some of them smelled “dirty grade school bathroom” flavor, others said roadkill. Personally I smell both, if I’m being specific I think “dead dog in august in a dirty horse stall”. 😊
This interview is excellent! More interviews with botanists and herbalists please
Its always great to listen to someone still passionate about 'their' field after accumulating a life time of knowledge on the subject.
What a wealth of knowledge. Very cool video. In my opinion food forests seems like the better alternative.
I’m truly shocked that they haven’t taken over, because they build and solve everything and are less work, less water and fun. I’m mystified and disappointed.
Information overload, by an information overlord ... great stuff!
What a legend, so enthusiastic still after all those years in the field, genuinely inspiring
I didn’t know I was interested in aroids, but, I am!
I'd like to see Joey goto the Horn of Africa now that he's gone to South Africa
I wanna see him botanize in the arid regions of Ethiopia and stuff
This channel is such a treasure trove for people truly looking for information! This is an awesome video thanks for sharing the passion and knowledge
Excellent content always interesting and informative, keep up the good work!
this whole vid is so informative; I had no idea that leaf rolling direction had a name and was important and different by species c_c I once grew a philodendron from cutting and the first few leaves that came out of it had that involute vernation going and were a bit deformed; and then the plant switched back to convolute which is how it's always been. haven't seen it again since and no clue what caused it..
explain that creationists
Had a choice between going to the zoo and to the botanical gardens today. I chose the zoo. I chose poorly.
Had a fantastic time! What a great interview
ton you are going on a rampage!!
Do you ever talk to your future self and be like , " I like that guy. Nice."
Yes!
That episode was a real banger!
Beautiful. Another great video. I'm sitting here realizing most of my house plants are aroids including the bucephalandra and anubias in my fish tanks. It's been kind of hard to find info on the buce. I found one in tissue culture at petco who's name seems to translate as town trash hill or town toilet hill....
OK.......that was frickin great. Thanks to all.
Excellent Joey. Respect you buddy.❤
Tony, what restaurant on “The Hill” are you eating at tonight? I see you are in my hometown. Awesome educational videos by the way. I am fascinated by your self taught knowledge.
Thomas Croat, Ph.D.
P.A. Schulze Curator of Botany
Research
Good information from a legend thanks
I know nothing about botany but i loved learning and hearing two experts passionately talk about what they love.
thank you for this!!
Thank you for sharing such valuable information with us subscribers.
Hi Joey, thanks what an excellent interview. Over the years I have grown hundreds of thousands of Philodendron selloum and many other aroids that I pollinated then, I grew them from seed.
Duckweed is an aroid? Never would have thought. What the internet teaches sometimes...
Thank you
God damn 5that was interesting.
OMG... I watched this entire episode in one sitting. It was healing. Thank you for creating something able to hold my focus that gave so much.
It's so funny that now I want to make a road trip to this place !
The world around me has been so crazy and depressing, but putting my attention here has made a change I'm unable to explain.
Of course, there are many local plants that can have the same healing effect. The problem is probably that I haven't prioritized it. Thank you again.
Great content!
Wow! What a great interview!
Rad. I saw lots on my nature walk today. Now I know what the heck they are! Duckweed! Cool man.
Amazing episode. I am an orchid grower but I do have many Anthurium mostly strappy ones, Morona, pendulum, etc. Ans a number of Amorphophallus, but this guy supercharges my Anthurium interest.
For real the living legend thank you so much for sharing. This is so fascinating.!!🎉❤❤❤
I fix and inspect appliances. My world is saturated with dead mechanical devices that are made for leisure and comfort. This show is fascinating, and at many times had me wondering where my passport was. Knowledge of plants…as beautiful as the plants themselves. Just Wow!! Thank you for sharing this!
WOW Joey over and above this time ... always love your stuff but this Gentleman even trumps Al :D
Was upset when i was almost finished with the video that it wasn’t longer ;D
I could listen to you guys all day! Thanks Joey!!!
Could you talk to an aquatic aroid expert please? It is always forgotten that some aroids are actually aquatic. I have both and love them all. My Australian dwarf tree frogs love my aroids and they love them back because their poop is the best food in the world to them. Happy plants and happy frogs, it's beautiful.
The knowledge just flows right out of this gentleman. You could listen to him all day. If you'd like an Aroid as a houseplant I can recommend Aglaonema (no last name) sold in garden centers. Mine likes a very unusual combination of dark and dry conditions, and has light green foliage.
@14:05 (I think)
Yep, the land was better down below.
This heat, these waterways, our eastern coasts, and hurricanes. Americans are addicted to calling things weeds.
I have 3 of the fellas behind him, a Molee, a Tahiti, and a Congo it looks like from here. These are my favorite plants for inside the house, along with the Pothos varieties -Some of which are total stunners - of which I have hundreds of little buddies. Great interview Man!
We've really gotta stop wrecking the planet. What we've destroyed already was of infinite value. Everyday we burn wealth beyond measure and all it does is lightly line the pockets of two or three people. Immeasurable worth transformed into a bit of cash.
I grew up in st Louis and mobot was my favorite place to go and take photos
St Louis has an amazing free zoo and mobot is one of the best botanical gardens in the nation
Stories. Field scientists are interesting. I guess that’s why I’m subscribed.
This is fucking awesome. Love the old head botanists ans biologists that will gush about their passion so fervently, and not care it’s the twentieth billionth time they’ve given the same speech. I’m only into the start of the video but I absolutely love just showcasing this guy and letting him blast his knowledge
I need to hang out with more people like you and that guy. Absolutely captivating -- as usual!
Wow, very cool…love this guy! Visit him again someday for Part 2
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I just passed a lovely afternoon listening to these fine, educated gentlemen. 10 out of 10 Joey.
HEY TONY . . how many times did you have to bite your tongue ? Great Episode !
What a wonderful guy and you sure made his eyes twinkle with joy and mischief.
If you told me this guy was Paul stamets, and I close my eyes, I'd buy it
Because of channels like yours, is what makes RUclips so great. Great work! Very interesting - can’t wait for part 2.
More proof that botanists are completely mad. Excellent.
I do watch these sped up .25x... but I'm surprised I made it all the way through... Tom is really an interesting scientist, loved hearing about his methods, both past and present.
I used to work at the Missouri Botanical Garden and I miss it every day! It truly has a world class collection. Thank you so much for visiting and sharing this!
👍🏼 This Dude is 😎
33:40 Tom "...fuck, he lived very near me; I never knew him." My man.
Thank you very very much for this ( not in the least because i am one of those crazy dutch😁)
Glad you decided to upload this!
ah man, it's so exciting to hear you cover aroids because the aroid/houseplant craze is what originally got me hooked onto botany in general.
What a cool old guy!
absolutely fascinating
Reminds me of Mr Wilson
I don't know if it has unique flora but the glades on top of the mountains of saint francis mountains might be good place to botanize as it is a unique habitat. They do at least have a lot of cool lichens
Thank you Really enjoyed this one CHEERS
A legend. Amazing! Thank you 😊
K Hold the phone! I’m 30 minutes in. We should have the same in depth study of humans, and how we evolved. Or did we do that and I just don’t know about it.
I can't believe I commented just the other day about the Missouri Botanical Garden, and here he is there today.