How to correctly identify

From: LMassey628 at aol.com on 2003.10.05 at 22:31:33(10687) For the aroid experts on the list - is there any easy way that a novice can identify whether a plant is an Alocasia or a Colocasia just by looking at the leaves ? Thanks for the help. Linda

From: "Dany Hervelle" bs246466 at skynet.be> on 2003.10.11 at 19:44:21(10692) For me an easy way to made a differenciation is the thickless of the leaves.Colocasia have mostly soft leaves,alocasia have more thick leaves,including the more +More soft leaves of the genus(for what i know).The texture of the leaves seem also different and i have never had the trouble for the differentiation about the 2 genus!But in all way,both seem really botanicaly near... Dany Hervelle

From: James W Moore jmoore2 at carolina.rr.com> on 2003.10.22 at 01:28:30(10701) On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 18:31:33 -0400 (EDT) LMassey628@aol.com wrote: Linda I hope you received the message I sent you regarding help with IDs +More for novices. IMHO there is no sure fire way to tell short of a microscope. It begs the question however on IDing EE in general and Alocasia in particular. Between the hybrids, mutations and stable mutations, indica, synonyms and regional diversity. I doubt if anyone could say definitely how many there are let alone ID each one with any degree of certainty by eye. Heck thats half the fun would you agree? It is often over looked that a lot of us are new and our collection are growing. Acquiring an Alocasia macrorrhiza variegata.and seeing the leaves develop is an experience completely indescribable matched only by the despair felt when trying to ID an African Mask. Books are fine but I can find a more recent pic on the net I want to know what it is , how to grow it and its origin.. To see a plant grown in the ground is essential, often it looks completely different than one grown in a pot, a Sarian for example.. Thats whats makes EE so interesting and totally comsuming. The hunt, care and growth like no other group always something new, a different experience in varying regions Happy gardening Jimmy > For the aroid experts on the list - is there any easy way that a novice can > identify whether a plant is an Alocasia or a Colocasia just by looking at the > leaves ? Thanks for the help. > Linda Jimmy Mailto:jmoore2@carolina.rr.com http://www.becky-users.morelerbe.com Age, memories, and trials are cumulative. They give way to both wisdom and ignorance, life is discerning the difference..

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