Re: Alocasia cultivars

From: "Plantsman" plantsman at prodigy.net> on 2000.03.31 at 21:53:09(4287) Having bought one of these a year and a half ago at a nursery on Hilton Head Island, SC after instantly falling it love with it's appearance, it was labeled: Alocasia 'Portadora' and is the cross between A. portei and A. odora. It resembles the common A. macrorrhizos except the leaves are larger and have a unique crescent-cut ruffled edge and are a different shade of green. I don't know the fancy scientific descriptive but it's quite distinctive and attractive. The color is different also and there's more contrast between the veins and stem and the rest of the leaf. A very attractive plant and doesn't seem to mind induced dormancy for the past two winters. The only odd thing I've noticed is that it never has over two mature leaves at any one time while growing. As soon as a third one begins to unfurl, the older of the two will begin to decline. Anyone have any thoughts as to that? Plantsman +More plantsman@prodigy.net ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 7:08 PM Subject: Alocasia cultivars : Could someone familiar with alocasia cultivars/hybrids please help with this : question. : Is there a hybrid or cultivar Alocasia 'Portadora' ( or Alocasia xportadora)? : I know that the hybrid between Alocasia odora and A. portei is in the trade : as Alocasia xportora ( or sometimes Alocasia 'Portora'), so, two questions: : : 1. The correct listing for "portora" (hybrid species or cultivar?) : : 2. Is there also a "portadora" - and, if so, how should that name be written? : : Derek : : :

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