Gabe's Alocasia

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1997.08.25 at 13:47:57(1081) Folks, If you look at the matt green in the lower right of the photo... Alocasia macrorrhizos does not have this matt finish.... My guess is one of the A. micholitziana types that have this matt surface... Some of these have been put into tissue culture and the variagation comes out like this.... I have both plants (macrorrhizos and micholitziana) and the one on Tim's page looks more like the A. 'Frydek' even the type of variegation.. i.e. the shading.... However, I must admit that mine is not quite that pretty..... Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE

From: Gabe Thomas <cdanielle at prodigy.net> on 1997.08.26 at 21:32:56(1098) Thanks for the atempts to identify the leaf in the picture. I agree with Dewey, the leaf in this picture does look more like A. micholitziana to me, but I'm far from an expert. I'm curious what those of you who think macrorrhizos are seeing. Where in the world is Tim Chapman? Gabe Thomas +More cdanielle@prodigy.net Dewey Fisk wrote: > > Folks, > If you look at the matt green in the lower right of the photo... Alocasia > macrorrhizos does not have this matt finish.... My guess is one of the A. > micholitziana types that have this matt surface... > Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut > THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE

From: Krzysztof Kozminski <kk at netgate.net> on 1997.08.27 at 02:53:56(1104) On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Gabe Thomas wrote: > Thanks for the atempts to identify the leaf in the picture. I agree with > Dewey, the leaf in this picture does look more like A. micholitziana to > me, but I'm far from an expert. I'm curious what those of you who think > macrorrhizos are seeing. For one thing, I saw a defintely caladium leaf in the upper right corner, and concluded that the micholitziana-like leaf (more likely to be a Green Velvet horticultural hybrid, IMHO) in the lower left may also belong to another plant. The length/width ratio of the varigated leaf does not appear quite the same as for Green Velvet and/or A. micholitziana (they are narrower/longer). +More And I was not quite patient to examine th photo, either. A.macrorrhizos would have yet different shape, and would point upward. Oh, well. But it is just as pretty as the one in the photo :-) KK

From: Timothy Chapman <chapman at premier.net> on 1997.08.28 at 13:34:03(1111) Gabe Thomas wrote: > > Thanks for the atempts to identify the leaf in the picture. I agree with > Dewey, the leaf in this picture does look more like A. micholitziana to > me, but I'm far from an expert. I'm curious what those of you who think > macrorrhizos are seeing. Where in the world is Tim Chapman? > > Gabe Thomas +More > cdanielle@prodigy.net > > Dewey Fisk wrote: > > > > Folks, > > If you look at the matt green in the lower right of the photo... Alocasia > > macrorrhizos does not have this matt finish.... My guess is one of the A. > > micholitziana types that have this matt surface... > > Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut > > THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Gabe et al, I've been very busy for the last two weeks (even though I did e-mail you twice about the source of the alocasia photo when you first asked about it). Dewey, you should recognize the Alo....its yours! Never could remember what you called it, but at the time (four years ago??) it was a one of a kind and you hadn't had it very long. For all of those wondering about me, yes, I am still alive ..just too busy. Tim C. ################################################### Timothy Chapman 6920 Bayou Paul Rd. St. Gabriel, LA 70776-5602 USA chapman@premier.net 504-642-7762 Gingerwood nursery catalog: http://www.premier.net/~chapman/catalog.html Tropical plant pages Aroids/Bananas/Calathea/Gingers/Heliconia at: http://www.premier.net/~chapman/home.html

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1997.08.29 at 13:58:07(1117) >Dewey, you should recognize the Alo....its yours! Never could remember >what you called it, but at the time (four years ago??) it was a one of a >kind and you hadn't had it very long. For the last word on "Gabes Alocasia"....... Thought I recognizedt!!!!! Anyway, IT IS Alocasia 'Frydek' and is one of the Alocasia """"""micholitziana TYPES"""" ... It is not micholitziana but an unnamed species.... This particular plant obtained its variegation from a mix up on genes in the Tissue Culture Lab! So, since Tim says the plant came from me.... That is 'what is'. Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE

From: "Don Bittel" <dbittel at treco.net> on 1997.08.30 at 04:40:30(1133) Dewey, I talked to someone who has sold Alocasia 'Frydek' from the tissue culture labs and found out that these are not variegated except on the veins. (like most of these types). So if you see someone selling 'Frydek' expect it to not be variegated all over, and keep searching for Alocasia 'Frydek Variegated' Don Bittel +More ---------- > From: Dewey Fisk > To: dbittel@treco.net > Subject: Re: Gabe's Alocasia > Date: Friday, August 29, 1997 9:59 AM > > >Dewey, you should recognize the Alo....its yours! Never could remember > >what you called it, but at the time (four years ago??) it was a one of a > >kind and you hadn't had it very long. > > For the last word on "Gabes Alocasia"....... Thought I recognizedt!!!!! > Anyway, IT IS Alocasia 'Frydek' and is one of the Alocasia > """"""micholitziana TYPES"""" ... It is not micholitziana but an unnamed > species.... This particular plant obtained its variegation from a mix up > on genes in the Tissue Culture Lab! > > So, since Tim says the plant came from me.... That is 'what is'. > Dewey > > Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut > THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE > > >

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1997.08.30 at 21:16:56(1135) Don, Next time you come down.... I'll show you one.... Dewey +More >Dewey, I talked to someone who has sold Alocasia 'Frydek' from the tissue >culture labs and found out that these are not variegated except on the >veins. (like most of these types). So if you see someone selling 'Frydek' >expect it to not be variegated all over, and keep searching for Alocasia >'Frydek Variegated' > >Don Bittel Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE

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