[Aroid-l] Fw: Alocasia ID

From: "Peter Boyce" <botanist at malesiana.com> on 2007.07.30 at 05:45:46(16021) > Hi Brian, > > This is Alocasia hypnosa, a species from limestone in N. Thailand, N. Lao > PDR and SW China (from the latter it was described a few years ago). It is > an interesting species in that it is deciduous in nature and also in that > it produces very long stolons tipped with bulbils that grw into new > plants. In the wild A. hypnosa grows in humus-filled pockets in almost > vertical limestone cliffs and the long stolons appear to have evolved in > order for the plant to colonize new places on the cliff. Another > interesting point is that the spathe limb is rich red-pink. > > Very best > > Pete +More > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Williams" > To: "Discussion of aroids" > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 5:48 AM > Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia ID > > >>I got this plant through a friend. I believe it was collected in >> Thailand. It looks to be a Alocasia. It's leaves are a bit thinner than >> most it almost seems like a alocasia X colocasia hybrid. Anyone known >> what species this is? >> >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> Aroid-L mailing list >> Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com >> http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >> > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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