Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia Amazonica and Alocasia x Amazonica

From: "Tom Croat" <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2009.11.18 at 05:34:21(20323) Steve: Certainly that is curious but remember if it is publshed by someone they could simply have given him credit for the name, such as I will be doing for Philodendron fibrosm Sodiro. Hoewver even when I do this it will be called Sodiro ex Croat. Tom HTML +More From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ExoticRainforest Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:59 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Alocasia Amazonica and Alocasia x Amazonica Thanks Tom. I finally got the info right from several of the regulars on Aroid l. Still, I'm lost as to how his name is associated with Alocasia x amazonica since he died more than 40 years before it came into existence. Steve Tom Croat wrote: Steve: I am pretty sure that it was EF Andre who did most of the collecting and botany work that we know of. Tom ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA6810.C7FC2D6E----==============e99292369164256299=

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