Re: A few Questions

From: "Dany Hervelle" bs246466 at skynet.be> on 2000.07.13 at 00:53:36(5074) Hello to all I have learn also that there are some cross between colocasia ans alocasia(s this not a work from a man in japan?)But alocasia ans colocasia are really near..;!Xanthosoma and caladium are not so near that it was supposed some years before,for what i have learn about this subject.But sure there are on the list someone +More who may confirm or infirm what i think.I am only a collector!(and a lover)of plants Dany Hervelle from Belgium -----Message d'origine----- De : Pugturd@aol.com ? : Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Date : lundi 10 juillet 2000 22:45 Objet : A few Questions >Well, the other day I bought a few unusual Colocasia one was variegated and >another has red streaks down the stem. They were sold under their Hawaiian >names. kumu, maea, lehua. Here is some information I got off a site about >them. > >Araceae >Polynesian introduction >The most important plant in Hawaiian culture is Taro. Taro is a very useful >and beautiful plant. This staple food plant of the temperate zone was known >in China and in Egypt in the first century. It made it's way to Hawaii >through Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the South Pacific Islands as a canoe >plant by the Polynesians. The Hawaiians cultivated over 300 named varieties. >They have rich variations in stalk colors and leaf petiole colors. Some of >the most striking varieties such as kumu, maea, and elepaio add grace to a >garden. Leaf tops sway in the breeze and make the plant look like it is >dancing a hula. The Kumu has red stalks and was used as an offering to the >Gods. Maea has dark burgundy stalks and burgundy veins, and the elepaio has >green stalks and green leaves, with white speckling on the leaves. One of the >most favored varieties for poi is lehua. It has green leaves, the stalks are >green and light pink. Most of the varieties are good table taro, just steamed >and covered with butter. The leaves are delicious steamed > >OK well this makes me wonder does any one have a list or photos of all these >unusual Colocasia. It seems their are a lot of them not in collections that >should be. Just recently Nancy's revenge Affinis Jeningsii and a few other >unusual looking forms have come out. > >I would like to also know if any of these Colocasia have been crossed with >Xanthosoma or Caladium's? I have read on here someone in China crossed an >Alocasia with a Colocasia? Is their any PICS of this? >It would be interesting to see a caladium bicolor crossed with a Colocasia or >a Xanthosoma magnificum cross. Thanks > > > >

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