Caladium marmoratum

From: Paul Resslar <presslar at vwc.edu> on 1998.01.26 at 17:08:32(1878) Thanks to Don and Julius for the help. Julius, the origin of the epithet marmoratum is from the Latin for marble (marmorarius--of marble). The reference is to the variegation or marbling of the leaves. Paul +More Paul M. Resslar Professor of Biology Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Drive Norfolk, Virginia 23502-5599 U.S.A.

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 1998.01.27 at 14:51:42(1881) >Thanks to Don and Julius for the help. Julius, the origin of the epithet >marmoratum is from the Latin for marble (marmorarius--of marble). The >reference is to the variegation or marbling of the leaves. > >Paul > >Paul M. Resslar >Professor of Biology >Virginia Wesleyan College >1584 Wesleyan Drive >Norfolk, Virginia 23502-5599 >U.S.A. > >Dear Paul, Thanks, but I was wondering if anyone knew who/where this name came from (somewhat like you querry re: C. paradoxum), or if it is one of those "made-up" jobs. Sincerely, Julius +More ju-bo@msn.com

From: eduardo gomes goncalves <eggon at guarany.cpd.unb.br> on 1998.02.02 at 21:54:28(1895) > Thanks, but I was wondering if anyone knew who/where this name came from > (somewhat like you querry re: C. paradoxum), or if it is one of those > "made-up" jobs. +More > Sincerely, > Julius > ju-bo@msn.com Hi Julius and Paul, Caladium marmoratum was described by someone called Mathieu in Ind. Sem. Hort. Bot. Berol. App. 6. 1854, but it was considered by Madison as a synonym of C. bicolor. I don't think that this name was suggested because of marbled leaves but better because of marbled petioles. Wild populations of Caladium bicolor in Central Brazil usually have marbled petioles, resembling those of Taccarum or Asterostigma (and some Urospatha sagittifolia). Best wishes, Eduardo.

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