Re: [Aroid-l] Alocaisa gageana

From: "Christopher Rogers" <CRogers at ecoanalysts.com> on 2009.08.09 at 19:39:55(19672) Howdy, Pete! I thought I had a handle on the large green, entire leaf margin Alocasia. My understanding was that A. gageana had a green erect spathe, leaf sinus reaching petiole; A. odora has a yellow erect spathe, and; A. macrorhiza had a reflexed yellow spathe, with the leaf sinus not reaching the petiole. I am not sure how A. robusta is separated out. So, I am surprised to hear that A. gageana is a nomen dubium. Can you help me out on separating these beasts? Cheers, Christopher +More D. Christopher Rogers Invertebrate Ecologist Telephone: 530.383.4798 EcoAnalysts, Inc. PO Box 4098 Davis, CA 95616 USA ________________________________ From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com on behalf of Peter Boyce Sent: Sat 08-Aug-09 6:58 PM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Alocaisa gageana Hi Barbara This will be almost certainly Alocasia macrorrhizos in one of its numerous colour forms. Alocasia gageana was described from northern Burma and is an nom. dub. Peter From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Sent: 07 August 2009 05:28 To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocaisa gageana I purchased a plant labeled as Alocasia gageana aurea variegata but think I read somewhere that aurea is not the proper name. I did a search on the Aroidean but did not find the correct name. I am a novice but would like to make sure the names are correct. I would appreciate any help. Barbara ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA1929.2BDF1141 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA1929.2BDF1141--

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