[Aroid-l] Colocasia gaoligongensis?/Pete Boyce

From: botanist at malesiana.com (Peter Boyce) on 2007.10.05 at 10:42:31(16394) Ah ha! Have just realized that this is the photo I should have checked and not the other which is now clearly Zantedeschia... blame 10 days in the field and too much instant noodles.. This IS gaoligongensis; note the open spathe, the leathery, glossy leaves and the loose habit all very different to esculenta. This is close to the cultivar of esculenta (which is nothing to do with esculenta) called 'Fontanesii' Peter +More ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Bell" To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Colocasia gaoligongensis?/Pete Boyce > Several people have suggested it is just a highland cultivar of > C.esculenta, but we have several clones of it in circulation, that are > close > enough to be the same species as each other, but are distinct from > esculenta > to my eye. It was imported from China as CO.flax [which it clearly > isn't], > from Mrs Chen Yi, Kitchen Nursery, Beijing. > > The strongest reason for doubting esculenta is the spadix, which has only > a > vestigial appendix. I think esculenta usually has a significant appendix. > > I append a picture of the spadix. If I have mastered the art of posting > here! > > Chad. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julius Boos" > To: > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:25 AM > Subject: [Aroid-l] Colocasia gaoligongensis?/Pete Boyce > > > > > From : Deni Bown > Reply-To : Discussion of aroids > Sent : Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:02 PM > To : "Discussion of aroids" > Subject : [Aroid-l] FW: Colocasia gaoligongensis? > > > Attachment : 2007_0101Colocasia0002small.JPG (0.16 MB), > 2007_0101Colocasia0004small.JPG (0.08 MB), 2007_0101Colocasia0006small.JPG > (0.05 MB) > > Dear Deni and Chad, > > I think that we need to call in THE big gun here--- Pete Boyce, HELP! > To me it looks like one of the MANY cultivars of cold-hardy C. esculenta > with a virus! Colocasia being a VERY vegetativly 'plastic' genus with so > many cultivars varying one from the other by just minor differences, I > wonder if C. gaoligonsis is a "good" or 'recognized' species? Again, > HELP > Pete! > > The Best, > > Colocasia wallawallabingbang (AKA Julius) > WPB, FLORIDA > >>>Please could you post this on Aroid-l. Robin has tried but had no luck. >>>We have been in communication about this species and as I couldn't help, >>>I >>>suggested he try the big wide world of aroiders. > > Many thanks, > Deni Bown > > From: Robin Bell [mailto:kneel at st-chad.demon.co.uk] > Sent: 24 September 2007 19:06 > To: Deni Bown > Subject: Fw: Colocasia gaoligongensis? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Robin Bell > > To: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com > > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:18 AM > > Subject: Fw: Colocasia gaoligongensis? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Robin Bell > > To: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com > > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 10:21 PM > > Subject: Colocasia gaoligongensis? > > We grow this Colocasia in UK. It seems hardy to about -8C. Maximum > height > [out doors] is 1 meter [3 ft]. It has been identified as Colocasia > esculenta 'Illustris' through the ID board here, but I don't think it is. > The appendix is vestigial, and the junction of the tube and spathe is > barely > constricted. A Chinese key gives C. gaoligongensis. Any thoughts? Chad. > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> Aroid-L mailing list >> Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com >> http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >

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