Re: botanical identification assistance

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (plantnut) on 2000.07.22 at 21:52:52(5157) Alocasia Heart.... They are all heart shaped to some extent... If I were you, FORGET eBay!!! You will get into a bidding frenzy and pay too much for the plant... Go to my Web Site listed at the end of this message for a picture of Alocasia cucullata. Dewey +More >Alocasia cucullata is listed by one eBay auction as having a common >name "Giant Heart". > >Another eBay auction site lists "Elephant Hearts, Alocasia Heart". >I inquired about their listing and received this reply: > >< "Elephant Hearts, Alocasia Heart" is the only thing that was on >< the tag when I bought the original plant about 5 years ago. I have >checked my >< A to Z Encyclopedia from the Amer. Hort. Society and several other >reference >< books I have and have never found a listing for it. Many people have >seen it >< and no one has ever had a different name for it. I am sure someone who >knows >< Alocasia well would identify it in a minute. Unfortunately, this >person, who >< ever that might be, has never seen mine. I am satisfied with the name >< Elephant Hearts. It probably is a name some nursery grower put on an >old >< standard to make it sell better. Dianne Butler > >I have no information I can find on this botanical name and since >neither auction >have attached photos, it is still a mystery plant without a proper >identification. > >Can anyone in the International Aroid Society can shed some light on >either the >common name and specifically the scientific name Alocasia cucullata? > >Thank you for your response. > >Claude Sweet >San Diego, CA Your source for Tropical Araceae. You are invited to visit:

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