alocasia Polly

From: "zonneveld" zonneveld at rulbim.leidenuniv.nl> on 2002.01.03 at 14:42:49(8016) A plant is now popular in dutch gardenshops named Alocasia Polly It has arrowshaped, dull black leaves with a whitish vening Can anyone add a species name to it Or is it a hybrid? Ben J.M.Zonneveld Clusius lab pobox 9505 2300 RA Leiden +More The Netherlands mintemp-16C(5F) Zonneveld@RULbim.LeidenUniv.NL Fax: 31-71-5274999

From: "Peter Boyce" p.boyce at rbgkew.org.uk> on 2002.01.03 at 15:15:57(8017) This is probably A. reginula ---------------------------- Peter Boyce +More Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE Tel. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5207 fax. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5278 email: p.boyce@rbgkew.org.uk (work) boyce@pothos.demon.co.uk (home)

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2002.01.03 at 20:50:24(8019) This is a cultivar, selected from stock of Alocasia x amazonica. It is more dwarfish. It can be viewed on www.plantscope.nl, query as guest user for images on the term productname Polly and you'll find the image. Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens zonneveld > Verzonden: donderdag 3 januari 2002 15:42 > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Onderwerp: alocasia Polly > > > A plant is now popular in dutch gardenshops named Alocasia Polly > It has arrowshaped, dull black leaves with a whitish vening Can > anyone add a species name to it Or is it a hybrid? > Ben J.M.Zonneveld > Clusius lab pobox 9505 > 2300 RA Leiden > The Netherlands > mintemp-16C(5F) > Zonneveld@RULbim.LeidenUniv.NL > Fax: 31-71-5274999 >

From: "Dany Hervelle" bs246466 at skynet.be> on 2002.01.03 at 20:50:35(8020) A variety of alocasia x amazonica is regulary sold a s a 'polly ' here in Belgium. alocasia reginula have velvety leaves like a x amazonica have leather like +More leaves,the cvs 'polly'(tc introduction) is smaller and more corrugate than the commun a amazonica.I know that a variety of alocasia longiloba 'lowii' have also a cvs that is sold as 'polly' Dany

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2002.01.03 at 20:50:48(8021) A. reginula is known in the trade as Black Velvet or Blackie. Polly, i believe, is a form of x amazonica. tsuh yang In a message dated Thu, 3 Jan 2002 10:16:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Peter Boyce" writes: +More > This is probably A. reginula

From: "Peter Boyce" p.boyce at rbgkew.org.uk> on 2002.01.04 at 15:24:30(8023) Cheers Wilbert What threw me was the description of matt black leaves - I always think of A. x Amazonica as glossy +More ---------------------------- Peter Boyce Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE Tel. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5207 fax. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5278 email: p.boyce@rbgkew.org.uk (work) boyce@pothos.demon.co.uk (home)

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2002.01.04 at 20:58:35(8026) Absolutely. Matt was the wrong diagnosis, although the glossiness of x amazonica diminishes when a leaf gets older. > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- +More > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens Peter Boyce > Verzonden: vrijdag 4 januari 2002 16:24 > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Onderwerp: RE: alocasia Polly > > > Cheers Wilbert > > What threw me was the description of matt black leaves - I always > think of A. x Amazonica as glossy > > ---------------------------- > Peter Boyce > Herbarium > Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew > Richmond, Surrey > TW9 3AE > Tel. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5207 > fax. (+44) (0)20 8 332 5278 > email: p.boyce@rbgkew.org.uk (work) > boyce@pothos.demon.co.uk (home) >

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