Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia identification

From: <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2009.03.06 at 10:15:32 Dear David=2C The plant in the photos is NOT a Xanthosoma sp.=2C your suggestions are at least correct in part=2C it is an Alocasia species=2C and may well be A. macrorrhizos=2C but Peter Boyce may be able to be more precise on an I.D. =3B =3B A. macrorrhizos is said to be a VERY plastic species=2C A. ''cuculata''=2C A. "Sting Ray'' and several other plants are all forms of this one species=2C so your plant=2C though to me it seems a little different to A. macrorrhizos=2C may well be this species=2C the fantastic photos you provided are the clue other REAL experts on the genus will need for a positive I.D. Good Growing=2C Julius >=3B Date: Thu=2C 5 Mar 2009 12:25:22 +0100 >=3B From: david.broederbauer@univie.ac.at >=3B To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com >=3B Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia identification >=3B >=3B Hello=2C >=3B I have found an aroid at the botanical garden of Vienna=2C which was >=3B classified as Xanthosoma sagittifolium. But that's wrong=2C I guess. >=3B I would say its an Alocasia (basal placentation=2C ovules few)=2C maybe >=3B Alocasia macrorrhizos? >=3B Here is the link to the pictures plus information: >=3B >=3B http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/morphology/scientific/scientific.htm >=3B >=3B Any suggestion would be helpful and =2Cif needed=2C I could send more pictures >=3B or detailed informations. >=3B >=3B All the best=2C >=3B David >=3B >=3B -- >=3B Mag. David Br=F6derbauer >=3B Faculty Center of Biodiversity >=3B Department of Palynology and Structural Botany >=3B University of Vienna >=3B Rennweg 14 >=3B A 1030 Wien >=3B Austria >=3B >=3B http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/ >=3B Tel.:++43 1 4277 54087 >=3B Fax: ++43 1 4277 9541 >=3B >=3B _______________________________________________ >=3B Aroid-L mailing list >=3B Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com >=3B http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --_46323782-2241-4a0f-a35a-40e0a605c759_----===============6648418686529962410==

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