Alocasia ID? Or Xanthosoma?

From: "Adao Pereira" miguelporto at mail.telepac.pt> on 2000.01.21 at 19:37:40(4017) Hello all! Does anyone know which species is the Alocasia that is commonly cultivated throughout Europe? It has big leaves about 1 meter in length and it produces several flowers in summer, the spathe is white, about 20 cm long. I uploaded two photos of mine: http://planeta.clix.pt/welwitschia/unid1.jpg http://planeta.clix.pt/welwitschia/unid2.jpg Or is this a Xanthosoma? Thanks, Miguel

From: "Peter Boyce" Boyce at pothos.demon.co.uk> on 2000.01.23 at 04:02:37(4018) Dear Miguel Looks like Alocasia macrorrhizos, to me. Pete +More Peter C. Boyce 'Bellagyna' Willow Wren Wharf Hayes Road, Southall Middlesex UB2 5HB U.K. Tel.: (+44) (0) 20 8 573 1212 (home) (+44) (0) 20 8 332 5207 (work) Fax: (+44) (0) 20 8 332 5278 email: boyce@pothos.demon.co.uk (home) p.boyce@rbgkew.org.uk (work)

From: "Dany Hervelle" bs246466 at skynet.be> on 2000.01.23 at 04:05:39(4021) Hello I am from Belgium and the alocasia that your are talking about seem for me alocasia odorata.Here,there are only a few alocasia that are avalable and a odorata is one of the more commun because it made great plants.A macrorhyza is an other but after see your photographs,i think it is the first. Please note that there are also a lot of hybrid between a odora,a macrorhyza and a alba that have the same shape.But i am only a collector so it is just a suggestion!Probably Dr Alistair Hay may help you with more certitude. Like i 'm here,can i wonder to everyone if someone can help me to have source for an other alocasia species,alocasia 'samar' It 's a little growin species that was avalable some years ago in the USA but apparently not now.I had the plant in the past and i have lost it.Maybe someone have the plant and may sold me a corm or a little plant. Thanks Dany +More -----Message d'origine----- De : Adao Pereira ? : Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Date : vendredi 21 janvier 2000 22:13 Objet : Alocasia ID? Or Xanthosoma? >Hello all! > >Does anyone know which species is the Alocasia that is commonly cultivated >throughout Europe? It has big leaves about 1 meter in length and it produces >several flowers in summer, the spathe is white, about 20 cm long. I uploaded >two photos of mine: > >http://planeta.clix.pt/welwitschia/unid1.jpg > >http://planeta.clix.pt/welwitschia/unid2.jpg > >Or is this a Xanthosoma? > >Thanks, >Miguel > > >

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2000.01.23 at 04:59:07(4022) Dear Miguel, I believe your plant is Alocasia macorrhiza. It is NOT a species of Xanthosoma!! Cheers, Julius +More ju-bo@msn.com >>Hello all! Does anyone know which species is the Alocasia that is commonly cultivated throughout Europe? It has big leaves about 1 meter in length and it produces several flowers in summer, the spathe is white, about 20 cm long. I uploaded two photos of mine: http://planeta.clix.pt/welwitschia/unid1.jpg http://planeta.clix.pt/welwitschia/unid2.jpg Or is this a Xanthosoma? Thanks, Miguel<<

From: "Adao Pereira" miguelporto at mail.telepac.pt> on 2000.01.24 at 05:56:08(4024) Hello! So, the mistery is gone. As I suspected it's likely to be A. macrorrhiza, or some related species. +More But now I face a problem: this species can get huge dimensions, isn't it? But my plants always produce small leaves because when the warm weather arrives, they start producing flowers and just end in winter! The energy goes all for the flowers and then the leaves stay very small! However, when I see pictures of these plants in tropical countries, they are huge, with huge leaves! What can I do? I want big leaves! I don't want flowers! Miguel

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2000.01.24 at 17:02:06(4025) Dear Miguel, Your plant may be a species that does NOT ever get larger, some Alocasias like yours never get above 4 feet tall, while some OTHER species of Alocasia do get to huge dimensions. Ask anyone for seeds of some of the giants, that is your only hope of growing 'giants'. I do not believe that there is anything you can do to increase your plant`s overall size, that it blooms regularly says that it is adult, healthy and happy! Love it as it is!! Cheers, Julius +More ju-bo@msn.com

From: "DANIELLE THOMAS" CDANIELLE at prodigy.net> on 2000.01.31 at 17:00:52(4035) I have the same problem with an A. amazonica that I've had for several years. I know it can get much larger leaves than it has put out in the past two summers because three years ago it put out a couple huge leaves but now when it's in a growth cycle it puts out more inflorescences than leaves and hasn't come close to matching the huge leaves that have since passed. I got very frusterated with it last fall when it put up three inflorescences in a row and after many months of no activity it is putting up a fourth inflorescence. Too bad they can't be selfed then the flowers would be worth something. +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 9:56 PM Subject: Re: Alocasia ID? Or Xanthosoma? > Hello! > > So, the mistery is gone. As I suspected it's likely to be A. macrorrhiza, or > some related species. > But now I face a problem: this species can get huge dimensions, isn't it? > But my plants always produce small leaves because when the warm weather > arrives, they start producing flowers and just end in winter! The energy > goes all for the flowers and then the leaves stay very small! However, when > I see pictures of these plants in tropical countries, they are huge, with > huge leaves! What can I do? I want big leaves! I don't want flowers! > > Miguel > >

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