Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia robusta & Colocasia gigantea

From: "David S." maui4me at charter.net> on 2005.05.27 at 03:30:42(12966) > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia robusta Colocasia gigantea > > Dear Peter, > > Thanks for the information! I had NO idea that the true Colocasia gigantea +More > was edible, or cultivated as such! Thanks! Has anyone CONFIRMED that > what is being called C. gigantea/hasu-imo is in fact this species, by > examination of the blooms, etc., or is this plant just a larger cultivar of > Colocasia esculenta?? > David---I`d bet that the non- acrid Colocasia species is a VERY special > cultivar! No one should EVER mess w/ ANY Aroid species if they do not > know exactly what they are doing, they will TEAR you up! > > Good Growing, > > Julius > **************************** Julius, the leaves are quite different than C. esculenta or it's edible taro varieties. This webpage shows exactly what I've got: http://natureproducts.net/Forest_Products/Aroids/Colocasia_gigantea.html That website also has some great pictures of other aroids and unusual plants in Yunnan, China. David S. _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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