Re: [aroid-l] Eddoe

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.08.20 at 00:07:54(9238) Dear Friends, Colocasia esculenta, the 'dasheen-type' with one large oval or trunk-like central rhizome/tuber (there are several varieties of this with different colors/flavors/textures) known in literature as Colocasia esculenta esculenta. The second is the 'eddoe-type' with many small oval tubers/rhizomes produced from the central slim underground portion of the rhizome (I know of two, maybe more kinds/types of this) which is refered to in the literature as C. esculenta var. antiquorum or globiffera. The third is the kind/type that produces MANY stolons but only small or no tubers/rhizomes, it occurs in MANY forms of MANY leaf colors, and is used gastronomically for its leaf production and is cooked/eaten as spinach-like dishes and 'wraps'. Some have less 'itch' to the leaves than others. I have read of many seeming 'made-up' names refering to or denoting its stoloniferous condition, but am not certain if any have scientific standing. A few years ago (2?) I collected and sent to someone on this list specimens of two that commonly grow as weeds here in WPB, Florida, one grew on the S. side of the Kravis Center for the arts and was TALL, about 5 ft., their new construction has eliminated this stand. There is also a very large var. sold by Excelsor gardens here in WPB, it gets to about 6' tall and has a leaf blade w/ VERY heavy/tough texture, a VERY attractive plant for a large pond. Hope this is of interest. Julius +More >Thanks Asit. The one in ditches so prevalent here in central Fla doesn't seem to be a huge grower, altho maybe 'ditch' conditions and overcrowding may be stunting them. Their leaf looks just like the one you posted with the red dot. Anyone else have an input to firm up these identifications??? Russ.< ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Eddoe > Hi Clarence > Thanks for reminding me. I don't know how I forgot to mention the > very name of the subject that I wrote about. > > I believe Eddoe is Colocasia esculenta "Antiquorum". > > However the ones that you see in the ditches in Florida, sometimes > called "Swamp Taro" by locals, are NOT Eddoe. I only know that they > are another variety of Colocasia esculenta. > > Asit > ============================================================== > --- Clarence Hammer wrote: > > So what is the botanical name of the Alocasia/Colocasia 'Eddoe'??? > > This > > looks like the one I see in ditches here in central Fla that I've > > seen > > referred to as 'Red Dot'. > > > > Thanks for those great pictures. > > > > Russ. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com

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