Re: Xanthosoma maculatum

From: Jill Bell godjillab at home.com> on 2001.07.02 at 16:41:05(6941) on 7/1/01 12:24 PM, Julius Boos at ju-bo@email.msn.com wrote: I am glad that you brought up this plant, Julius! I have one plant that is called alocasia "Hilo Beauty", and I am not sure where I got it, and a plant that looks suspiciously similar but it is too small to tell, called xanthosoma "Hilo Beauty" that I got from Tom Winn. If either of them flower, I will write you for specific instructions on proper handling of the bloom and send it to you, (I am guessing that you are more than qualified) to properly identify. I am very curious and I figured that one of them was mis-marked or that the nomenclature had changed. Best Regards, -- Jill Bell +More Graphic Design, Web Design, Illustration and Digital Photography > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Yao > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Date: Sunday, June 24, 2001 8:36 PM > Subject: Xanthosoma maculatum > > > Dear George, > > IF poss., please post a photo! This 'Hilo Beauty' at various times has > been assigned to at least FOUR gerena that I know of, Colocasia, Xanthosoma, > Alocasia AND Caladium. I have been told that it has been known to flower > in cultivation, so this is yet another plea to anyone who grows this plant > to put any bloom it may produce in rubbing alcohol and get it (or at least a > GOOD photo of the entire bloom, AND then a cut-away showing the entire > spadix) to SOMEONE who can ID it to genus! > > Good growing to all, > > Julius > >>> Hi everyone, > > I visited a friend this morning and he showed me a plant tagged as > Xanthosoma maculatum. It looked very similar to Alocasia 'Hilo Beauty' in > markings, but the leaves were more the shape of Xanthosoma sagittaefolium. > Anyone can tell me anything about this plant? > > George Yao > Metro-Manila, Philippines > > >

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