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Re: Jungle Plants
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From: LMassey628 at aol.com on 1997.10.09 at 04:32:38(1411)
In a message dated 97-10-05 22:30:09 EDT, ju-bo@classic.msn.com writes:
> Dear Sean,
> The easiest way to get big Xanthosoma sagittifolia and X. violacium is to
> find
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> a Jamaican Grocery Store; X. violacium is sold as "Red coco", and you can
> buy
> the corms by the POUND, and cheap!!! Then find a Cuban Store and ask for
> "Malanga blanca", OR "Yautia blanca", this will be X. sagittifolia, and
if
> you get lucky you can sometimes find "Yautia amarilla", which is a species
> of
> Xanthosoma with greyish or silvered leaves.
> Good luck.
> Julius
> ju-bo@msn.com
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>
Julius
In a store near me I found tubers they referred to as 'White Coco'. Could
you tell me if this is "Malanga blanca"?
The large grocery stores nearby sell tubers just labeled 'Malanga', is there
a way to know which species this is ?
Thanks.
Linda
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