Re: colocasia

From: StellrJ at aol.com on 2000.07.14 at 22:53:31(5112) In a message dated 7/12/00 8:57:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, fougerou@angers.inra.fr writes: << Which species of colocasia and xanthosoma grow in Mexico? And how can I +More make the difference? >> Colocasia esculenta might be grown as a vegetable, or be present as a garden escape; it is not native to mexico. Colocasia has heart-shaped leaves, generally smooth. Xanthosoma, of which there are probably a number of spp. in Mexico, has saggitate leaves with thick ribs, and often quilted at the veins. It has a collecting vein running all the way around the leaf, just inside the margin.

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