Re: [aroid-l] Eddoe

From: "Clarence Hammer" chammer at cfl.rr.com> on 2002.08.19 at 20:12:56(9235) Thanks Asit. The one in ditches so prevalent here in central Fla doesn't seem to be a huge grower, altho maybe 'ditch' conditions and overcrowding +More may be stunting them. Their leaf looks just like the one you posted with the red dot. Anyone else have an input to firm up these identifications??? Russ. ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Eddoe > Hi Clarence > Thanks for reminding me. I don't know how I forgot to mention the > very name of the subject that I wrote about. > > I believe Eddoe is Colocasia esculenta "Antiquorum". > > However the ones that you see in the ditches in Florida, sometimes > called "Swamp Taro" by locals, are NOT Eddoe. I only know that they > are another variety of Colocasia esculenta. > > Asit > ============================================================== > --- Clarence Hammer wrote: > > So what is the botanical name of the Alocasia/Colocasia 'Eddoe'??? > > This > > looks like the one I see in ditches here in central Fla that I've > > seen > > referred to as 'Red Dot'. > > > > Thanks for those great pictures. > > > > Russ. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com

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