Xanthosoma atrovirens info.

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2005.10.11 at 22:40:37(13432) Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Monday, October 10, 2005 11:02 PM To : aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject : RE: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma? Please help to ID Dear Tom, Eduardo and all Friends, Here in Florida X. atrovirens is sold VERY seasonally in my 'contact' groceries, it is sold as 'Malanga amarilla' or 'Yautia amarilla', and is very popular w/ folks from the Dominican Republic. It has a dark/blackish-skinned HAIRY (roots) rhizome, usually the same thickness throughout, usually short and relatively thick, it is cut flush at the growing side, 'healed' at the bottom, looks more like a Colocasia rhizome, and is quite unlike the other flask-shaped rhizomes ("chubas"!!! :--)>) of the other Xanthosoma sps. commonly sold here in S. Florida. As Eduardo said, it has a strikingly colored orange/yellow flesh, and this has a corky, lighter colored layer about 1/8" thick between the orange flesh just under the black skin. The flavor when cooked is like a mixture of peanuts and corn flour. The plant grows with the blade`s sinus full to the joint, very unlike other Xanthosoma sps. I have grown and seen. The last I grew had a silvered 'sheen' to its leaves, VERY attractive. I`ll ask my Cuban/Dom. Rep. friends here where it is commonly grown, if I had to guess, I`d say it is commoner in the Dom. Republic. We did NOT have it in Trinidad, and my Cen. American friends do not know it. Before I forget, Deni Bown refers to this yellow fleshed one as X. atrovirens, but she also calls the Xanthosomas, one w/ the var. colored 'deformed' leaves w/ the 'cups' on the leaf-tips, AND the all-green w/ the little "labias" on the underside of the leaf blades, X. atrovirens, I do not believe this is correct. Hope this helps! Julius +More Dear Eduardo: Do Xanthosoma atrovirens and X. sagittifolium have the same blade with the posterior rib not at all naked? Where is X. atrovirens native? Tom<< -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 9:47 AM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma? Please help to ID Dear Frank, In my opinion, it is a young Xanthosoma atrovirens. Probably it has a completely orange flesh on tubers ("chubas"?) Xanthosoma atrovirens is one of the most variable species in the genus. Completely green form are also common. Very best wishes, Eduardo. Dr. Eduardo G. Goncalves Universidade Catolica de Brasilia Curso de Ciencias Biologicas Sala M-206, QS 7, Lote 1, EPTC CEP 72030-170, Taguatinga - DF, BRAZIL. Reply-To: Discussion of aroids To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma? Please help to ID Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:23:16 +0200 (MEST) Dear members, some time ago I have bought some "taro" bulbs on Ebay. On the pictures below is the resulting plant. I would like to know what species it could be. I would guess it is Xanthosoma lindenii "purpurea"...What do you think. http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/4282/dscf00130hg.jpg http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/8066/dscf00149na.jpg http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/323/dscf00159dx.jpg Any ideas are welcome. thanx a lot! Frank Hardung -- NEU: Telefon-Flatrate furs dt. Festnetz! GMX Phone_Flat: 9,99 Euro/Mon.* Fur DSL-Nutzer. Ohne Providerwechsel! http://www.gmx.net/de/go/telefonie _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Frank" f_h_bln at gmx.net> on 2005.10.13 at 08:52:03(13439) Thanks for your detailed information. I didn't check the colour of the rhizome flesh before planting....Does someone know if it is likely that the plant forms new tubers in pot culture (have put it in a huge pot) and how long this would take? I live in Germany and keep the plant indoors during winter (warm and bright place). Thanks for info. Best Frank +More -- Lust, ein paar Euro nebenbei zu verdienen? Ohne Kosten, ohne Risiko! Satte Provisionen f?r GMX Partner: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/partner _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2005.10.13 at 09:32:56(13440) Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:52 AM To : Discussion of aroids Subject : RE: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma atrovirens info. Dear Frank, Based on my observations of the rhizomes offered for sale here in West Palm Beach, Florida, it would appear that this species does not produce the flask-like off-sets/rhizomes/tubers as do the other species of edible Xanthosomas, and that the portions offered for sale are lower portions of the main rhizome, NOT off sets, and the cultivation of this species, like some species of Colocasia ('dasheen-types") depends almost soley on re-planting the upper growing-point portion of the plant. Therefor I believe that it may not produce as many off-sets/propagules as the other species. I did see a few propagules that were produced off the main rhizome of my plants, this took several months. I tried twice to grow this plant in a 3 gal. pot to try to get it to bloom, but it was such an attractive plant that both times it was stolen by laborers! The Best, Julius +More Thanks for your detailed information. I didn't check the colour of the rhizome flesh before planting....Does someone know if it is likely that the plant forms new tubers in pot culture (have put it in a huge pot) and how long this would take? I live in Germany and keep the plant indoors during winter (warm and bright place). Thanks for info. Best Frank -- Lust, ein paar Euro nebenbei zu verdienen? Ohne Kosten, ohne Risiko! Satte Provisionen f?r GMX Partner: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/partner _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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