Re: [Aroid-l] Intrageneric crossing?

From: Tony Avent tony at plantdelights.com> on 2006.01.21 at 20:31:38(13752) Dear Pete and Marek: The Alocasia x Colocasia hybrid that you mentioned looks a lot like A. macrorhizos. I was fortunate to examine this hybrid several years ago growing at a Hawaii taro research station. It was found in an area of Nepal where the two genera grow together. On our expedition last year to N. Vietnam, we visited a restricted military area near the China border. We found Colocasia gigantea growing with Alocasia macrorhizos. Growing among them were several plants that superficially appeared to be bi-generic hybrids. We have not had these plants tested yet to confirm this yet, so this is just a preliminary observation. If anyone is doing work in that region, I will be glad to direct them to the population for further study. Tony Avent +More Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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