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  RE: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma? Please help to ID
From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2005.10.08 at 21:57:14(13404)
Reply-To : Discussion of aroids
Sent : Friday, October 7, 2005 10:23 AM
To : aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Subject : [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma? Please help to ID

Dear Frank,

Your plants appear to be Xanthosoma violacium (the best name until Dr.
Eduardo Goncalves completes his work on reviewing the species of edible
Xanthosomas.) The rhizomes are commonly available in Jamaican Groceries as
''red coco".
Good Growing.

Julius

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