Xanthosoa?

From: pugturd at alltel.net (Brian Williams) on 2007.10.16 at 14:10:32(16517) I have this plant labled as Xanthosoma robustum. It matched a ID in a older aroideana almost perfectly. But I would be interested to hear what the experts say.

From: gartenbaureisenberger at web.de (Helmut Reisenberger) on 2007.10.18 at 10:24:38(16525) I am not the expert, but my opinion is, as follows: This is the real Xanthosoma violacea (green with a purple hue), while, what commonly is named Xanthosoma violacea is in fact "Xanthosoma nigra" (deep purple leaf stalks and purplish leaf blades and dark red venation). Question: Has Xanthosoma nigra a taxo-standing at all? > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- +More > Von: Discussion of aroids > Gesendet: 17.10.07 08:49:53 > An: Discussion of aroids > Betreff: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoa? > > I have this plant labled as Xanthosoma robustum. It matched a ID in a > older aroideana almost perfectly. But I would be interested to hear what > the experts say. > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >

From: ju-bo at msn.com (Julius Boos) on 2007.10.18 at 21:01:32(16531) From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:36:43 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: Dear Helmut, Unfortunately the only person who is or was activly involved in researching the cultivated Xanthosomas is Dr. Eduardo Goncalves in Brazil, and he has been off-line for a considerable length of time. If you have the means to search the archives of Aroid-L, you will find a discussion on a plant which FROM MY MEMORY matches the photos recently posted, Dr. Goncalves I.D.`d it as being the true X. sagittifolia. I THINK that 'nigra' may just be a made-up spurious name, and that X. "nigra" may be just another name for X. violacium, which is the darker colored plant you are refering to. We can only hope that Dr. Goncalves reads this and can offer some of his expert advice soon! The Best, Julius +More >>I am not the expert, but my opinion is, as follows: This is the real Xanthosoma violacea (green with a purple hue), while, what commonly is named Xanthosoma violacea is in fact "Xanthosoma nigra" (deep purple leaf stalks and purplish leaf blades and dark red venation). Question: Has Xanthosoma nigra a taxo-standing at all?<<

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