Re: [Aroid-l] Intrageneric crossing?
- Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Intrageneric crossing?
- From: Tony Avent t*@plantdelights.com
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:31:38 -0500
Dear Pete and Marek:
The Alocasia x Colocasia hybrid that you mentioned looks a lot like A. macrorhizos. I was fortunate to examine this hybrid several years ago growing at a Hawaii taro research station. It was found in an area of Nepal where the two genera grow together. On our expedition last year to N. Vietnam, we visited a restricted military area near the China border. We found Colocasia gigantea growing with Alocasia macrorhizos. Growing among them were several plants that superficially appeared to be bi-generic hybrids. We have not had these plants tested yet to confirm this yet, so this is just a preliminary observation. If anyone is doing work in that region, I will be glad to direct them to the population for further study.
Tony Avent
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