Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia tigrina vs zebrina

From: "Alistair Hay" ajmhay at hotmail.com> on 2006.11.23 at 23:10:54(14847) Its up to our friends in the Philippines who are able to observe live plants in the wild to decipher whether or not A. wenzelii and A. tigrina are different species from A. zebrina. However, when I looked at these species from herbarium specimens 10 years ago, they seemed to me to intergrade in the wild. If that is the case, these horticultural forms under discussion are probably much better recognised as cultivars of A. zebrina. - JMO +More Chris,The A. tigrina superba has much narrower elongated leaves than the zebrina and in addition, the leaf of the A. zebrina is of a thicker constitution than the A. tigrina superba. I have a page on the A. zebrina, and one on my A. tigrina hybrid, which has retained much of the characteristics of the A. tigrina superba. See the following:http://aroidiaresearch.org/azebrina.htmhttp://aroidiaresearch.org/abristig.htmBest regards,LariAnn GarnerAroidia Researchhttp://aroidiaresearch.orgD. Christopher Rogers wrote: Well, after the heated discussion on heaters in which I learned lots (thank you all), I thought I would ask another question, hopefully with a simple answer. How can I separate Alocasia tigrina from A. zebrina? I have a nice plant about a meter tall, no flowers, labeled A. tigrina, but looks a lot like pictures I have seen recently of A. zebrina. Any advice and literature citations would be helpful Thanks heaps! D. Christopher Rogers Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist ((,///////////=====< EcoAnalysts, Inc. (530) 406-1178 166 Buckeye Street Woodland CA 95695 USA ?? Invertebrate Taxonomy ?? Invertebrate Ecological Studies ?? Bioassessment and Study Design ?? Endangered Invertebrate Species ?? Zooplankton ?? Periphyton/ Phytoplankton Moscow, ID ?? Bozeman, MT ?? Woodland, CA ?? Neosho, MO ?? Selinsgrove, PA www.ecoanalysts.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >_______________________________________________>Aroid-l mailing list>Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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