RE: [Aroid-l] Alocasia macrorrhiza or odora

Hi Eric,

 

Looks like odora - glaucous spathe and peltate leaf, though the peduncle seems unusually short.

macrorrhizos only has peltate leaves as a seedling and the spathe is not glaucous. Odora is much cold hardier too.

Alistair

>From: Eric Schmidt <leu242@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
>To: Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
>Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia macrorrhiza or odora
>Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:13:26 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Is this Alocasia macrorrhiza or odora in the photos?
>It is growing naturalized in a nearby swampy area.
>There are 2 big patches of this Alocasia.
>
>What is the main differences between the 2 species?
>
>PHOTO 1
>
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/leu242/detail?.dir=ebe6&.dnm=ad2b.jpg&.src=""
>
>PHOTO 2
>
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/leu242/detail?.dir=ebe6&.dnm=a933.jpg&.src=""
>
>Thanks,
>Eric
>Orlando,FL z9b
>
>
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