Re: Cultivars of Alocasia x amazonica (fwd)

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 1998.10.29 at 13:44:22(2732) Sender: alistair_hay_at_po-sydney@rbgsyd.gov.au (Alistair Hay) Subject: Re: Cultivars of Alocasia x amazonica >> Some are listed in Burnett Aroideana 7. +More Re Julius' comment, Alocasia x amazonica is generally attributed to the French horticulturalist Andre and is probably a late 19th Century thing. However, I have not yet been able to find any original publication of the name. Alistair<< Dear Alistair, I an still having a prob. responding directly to your e-mail address. If and when possible, I`d love to see if in fact Andre does mention a "A. amazonica". From this side the evidence is pretty strong on it being createn at Amazon nursery in Miami, but that is not to say that there was not an Andre mention of a plant "amazonica", and it would be nice to clear up its usage once and for all. Write when time permits. Cheers, Julius ju-bo@msn.com

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