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Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia robusta & Colocasia gigantea
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From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2005.05.23 at 21:43:50(12954)
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Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia robusta
Colocasia gigantea Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 15:06:58
Dear Peter,
I THINK the Colocasia being grown as a leaf-veggie in Japan may be Colocasia
e. esculenta, NOT Colocasia gigantea, the latter may be a less cold hardy
species!
Please let us know.
Thanks,
Julius
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As an edible stem vegetable (cultivar only, not the wildtype) Colocasia
gigantea grows as far north as about 35 degrees N. in Japan. Here it is a
summer crop that can be left in the ground over winter, with mulch and
soil to protect the apical tips from cold damage (can survive this way
under snow). Under these conditions, it does not grow so high as in the
tropics, but it can still be a pretty plant.
Peter Matthews (Dr)
National Museum of Ethnology Senri Expo Park, Suita City Osaka 565-8511,
Japan Tel. +81 6 6876-2151 (museum) Tel. +81 6 6876-8357 (Peter's office)<
Fax +81 6 6878-7503 (museum) Websites: The Research Cooperative
http://www.researchco-op.co.nz A meeting place for research writers,
editors, translators and proofreaders 2003 Conference on Research Writing
in Japan: http://www.researchco-op.net/conference.html
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