Edible aroids

From: eduardo gomes goncalves <eggon at guarany.cpd.unb.br> on 1997.12.18 at 22:13:22(1771) Dear Lester and Julius, I took a look on Lester`s page and it is really neat. I would like to add some information. In Brazil, we call Xanthosoma violaceum ``inhame roxo`` or ``taioba roxa``. Colocasia esculenta is usually called ``inhame``, but in some regions of Southeastern Brazil, it is called ``cara``. Some native species of edible Xanthosoma (like X. maffaffa) are called ``mangarito``. +More There is one more thing that I would like to suggest. The name Xanthosoma violaceum is mispelled (``X. violacium``). I know it seems somewhat silly, but as a taxonomist, I couldn`t resist. Best wishes, Eduardo.

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1997.12.22 at 14:29:40(1784) Eduardo, Thanks for the Brazilian terms (as well as the correction for the violaceum typo). I've updated the pages. There are still a couple problems with the formatting, but it's coming along nicely. This coming spring, I'll print out all three pages and head off to the various ethnic stores in the area looking for cheap tubers. I hope that with these pages, others will be able to do the same. Les +More http://www.i2.i-2000.com/~lkallus/aroids/plnthome.htm At 04:14 PM 12/18/97 -0600, you wrote: >Dear Lester and Julius, > > I took a look on Lester`s page and it is really neat. I would like to >add some information. In Brazil, we call Xanthosoma violaceum ``inhame >roxo`` or ``taioba roxa``. Colocasia esculenta is usually called >``inhame``, but in some regions of Southeastern Brazil, it is called >``cara``. Some native species of edible Xanthosoma (like X. maffaffa) are >called ``mangarito``. > There is one more thing that I would like to suggest. The name >Xanthosoma violaceum is mispelled (``X. violacium``). I know it seems >somewhat silly, but as a taxonomist, I couldn`t resist. > >Best wishes, > >Eduardo. >

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