X. mafaffa

From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.mobot.org> on 1999.01.31 at 17:25:09(2977) Dewey, You have several choices: X. mafaffa Schott X. mafaffa var. blandum (Schott) Engler X. mafaffa var. poeppigii (Schott) Engler X. mafaffa var. typicum Engler and possibly X. mafaffoides .... a new species identified by Bunting in 1988 All of the above didn't come from my head. It can be found at w3TROPICOS, an excellent respource at . Don +More Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b

From: "Alan Galloway" <alan at unity.ncsu.edu> on 1999.02.01 at 16:45:01(2980) On Jan 31, 11:27am, Don Burns wrote: > Subject: X. mafaffa I believe the plant in question is what is being sold in the trade as either Xanthosoma maffafa or Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger'. I have seen the above 2 plants and they are the same plant. It certainly appears to be a yellow-leafed Xanthosoma. X. maffafa can be purchased from Southern Shade X. 'Lime Zinger' can be purchased from Gainesville Tree Farm (see http://www.4view.com/adams_eden/ ) +More >From a landscape point of view, this yellow-leafed Xanthosoma is absolutely stunning when planted next to Colocasia 'Black Magic' which is available from Plant Delights Nurs. ( http://www.plantdel.com/ ) Alan -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Galloway alan_galloway@ncsu.edu Computing Services, Information Technology Campus Box 7109 http://www4.ncsu.edu/~alan North Carolina State University (phone) 919-515-5483 Raleigh, NC 27695-7109 (fax) 919-515-3787

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (Dewey Fisk) on 1999.02.02 at 02:35:47(2986) I have forwarded all the information regarding subject plant to the person that wanted it..... Thank you for your replies. Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae

From: Eric Schmidt <CBL451 at bellsouth.net> on 1999.02.02 at 16:35:51(2991) Alan Galloway wrote: > > On Jan 31, 11:27am, Don Burns wrote: +More > > Subject: X. mafaffa > > I believe the plant in question is what is being sold in the trade as either > Xanthosoma maffafa or Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger'. > > I have seen the above 2 plants and they are the same plant. It certainly > appears to be a yellow-leafed Xanthosoma. > > X. maffafa can be purchased from Southern Shade > X. 'Lime Zinger' can be purchased from Gainesville Tree Farm > (see http://www.4view.com/adams_eden/ ) > > >From a landscape point of view, this yellow-leafed Xanthosoma is absolutely > stunning when planted next to Colocasia 'Black Magic' which is available > from Plant Delights Nurs. ( http://www.plantdel.com/ ) > > Alan > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Galloway alan_galloway@ncsu.edu > Computing Services, Information Technology > Campus Box 7109 http://www4.ncsu.edu/~alan > North Carolina State University (phone) 919-515-5483 > Raleigh, NC 27695-7109 (fax) 919-515-3787 Is this also the same plant as X. "Lemon-lime"? Eric Schmidt Orlando,FL

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