Re: Xanthosoma

From: George Yao gcyao at netasia.net> on 2001.06.14 at 15:50:18(6737) Eduardo, Thanks for your response. Next time I visit my friend, I'll bring my digital camera to take some photos of his Golden Xanthosoma to be posted here. They are already big plants, so presumably mature. George Yao +More Metro-Manila, Philippines At 11:00 PM 6/13/01, you wrote: >Dear George, > > Yes, I forgot this one. It is the same species I am talking about, > despite the individual featured in the picture is too young. The color is > too striking to forget! However, I am still considering if X. mafaffa is > not the same thing of X. sagittifolium. In fact, the X. > mafaffa-sagittifolium-robustum-roseum complex is the most puzzling > problem in aroid systematics, in my opinion. It may take me some time to solve. > > Best wishes, > > Eduardo. > >>Hi Eduardo, >> >>In the same website you cited below, there is a page featuring Xanthosoma >>maffafa aurea which looked like the Golden Xanthosoma I saw (from memory >>only, if you please). Is it the same as the Golden Xanthosoma in the Burle >>Marx collection? >> >>George Yao >>Metro-Manila, Philippines >> >>At 11:19 AM 5/31/01, you wrote: >>>Dear aroiders, >>> >>> I have checked the marvelous Lester?s site (see the link below) and >>>have found that there is a small error at the main page. The plant >>>featured there is Xanthosoma atrovirens, not X. violaceum. Despite the >>>leaves really LOOK violaceum (i.e. somewhat purplish), most of the aspect >>>is given by the combination of the dark green color (i.e. atro - black, >>>virens - green) plus the wax effect at the surface (that make it appear >>>somewhat blue). However, the petioles are green, and if we could see the >>>main ribs below, they would appear green, not purplish. Both species are >>>usually confused there in U.S.A., because both are usually sold with the >>>same common names. If you want to see a real X. violaceum, take a look at >>>Krzysztof?s page in: >>> >>>http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Xanthosoma/violaceum.html >>> >>> >>> Compare both pictures and you will never confuse them again. >>> >>> Still on Xanthosomas, I have seen comments about the "Golden" >>>Xanthosoma in this list. I have seen it cultivated here in Brazil and I >>>also have some plants in my own collection (Xanthosoma is my favourite >>>aroid). The biggest individuals I have seen are cultivated at the Burle >>>Marx collection, and they became less golden with age. I have seen even >>>flowering individuals there, but I still couldn?t find out what the hell >>>is this plant! I am preparing an article ?bout the cultivated Xanthosoma, >>>maybe to be submitted to Aroideana 2002, so I HAVE to discover it >>>someday! By now, I think it is a form of the common X. sagittifolium, but >>>I am not 100% sure. In fact, I am not even 60% sure... Did someone >>>mention 40% sure? >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> Eduardo. >>> >>> >>>>From: "Scott Hyndman" >>>>Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org >>>>To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L >>>>Subject: Re: Yautia/Xanthasoma Sprouting >>>>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 12:08:47 -0500 (CDT) >>>> >>>>Susan, >>>> >>>>Please take a look at Lest Kallus' and Julius Boos' information at >>>>http://www.kallus.com/aroids/ediblearoids.htm as this may be some of what >>>>you are interested in. If it is not, I am happy to help anyone develop >>>>such >>>>a Web page that you describe, and I am sure that Lester would be happy to >>>>add to the excellent informational and image content of his pages. >>>> >>>>Best regards, Scott George Yao Metro-Manila, Philippines

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