Re: Experiment for members.

From: Dr H B Joshi <hjoshi at bom6.vsnl.net.in> on 1999.04.20 at 18:02:42(3284) Try logging this site ......www.agristarts.com........They have a good range of Aroids,(Alocasia,colocasias,Philodendrons,Anthuriums....) H.B.Joshi India +More Papillote Wilderness Retreat wrote: > > Where can I find a picture of "Hilo Beauty" > Anne > > Julius Boos wrote: > > > > Dear Members and fellow Aroidophyles, > > The following messages have prompted me to start this discussion on our > > forum in the hope that one of us with the necessary facitities can and will > > perform a few fairly simple experiments with a few aroids that will answer > > some very important Aroid-related questions. > > > > > Hilo Beauty does not look like an Alocasia to me: more likely a > > Caladium/Xanthosoma. > > Alistair Hay< > > > > 3) Lastly does anyone have seeds/tubers of A. Hilo Beauty? (if it sets > > seeds > > at all!). This is impossible to obtain in Britain and it is SO > > beautiful..... > > Many thanks, > > Geoffrey Kibby< > > > > The problem/plan is as follows-- > > Several Aroids have never been adequitly identified to species, and in the > > case of 'Hilo beauty', not even to a genus(!). My opinion is that 'Hilo > > beauty' will turn out to be a Colocasia of some sort. 'Hilo Beauty' and > > Caladium humboldtii have never been known to flower, and in C. humboldtii > > suggestions have been made that it is just a small 'form' of C. bicolor > > ('true' C. bicolor flowers readily), and should plants such as the two > > aforementioned, plus several others, be induced to flower it would then be > > a fairly simple matter to examine the blooms and assign them to their > > correct species/genus. > > Flowering in the Aroid genera Dieffenbachia and Aglaonema has been seemingly > > easily induced by the use of Gibberellic Acid (GA3), and the method > > documented in articles in back issues of our wonderful Volumes of Aroideana, > > so it would seem to me to be a fairly simple exercise for anyone with the > > minimum facilities and supplies to carry out the same thing with some or all > > of these unidentified aroids with a view to inducing them to produce flowers > > and thereby putting to rest, once and for all, their so-far problematic > > identities. > > I can supply copies of the articles detailing exactly how the acid is > > applied, and even perhaps a specimen or two of the aforementioned plants to > > someone who has the proper facilities (lab and greenhouse?) and is seriously > > interested in this valuable project. > > I look forward to suggestions and comments on this proposal from out > > members. > > Sincerely, > > Cheers and good growing, > > Julius > > ju-bo@msn.com

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