Re: Colocasia forms

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Dear Brian,

Aloha.

This is a member of the Piko or belly button group of Hawaiian taro.  Just from a quick look at the photo, it looks like Piko kea.  Piko ele ele is similar with the sinus cut to the petiole attachment, but the petioles are lavendar blackish in color.

Aloha,

Leland


--- On Tue, 7/8/08, Brian Williams p*@alltel.net wrote:

  

From: Brian Williams p*@alltel.net
Subject: [Aroid-l] Colocasia forms
To: "Discussion of aroids" aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 6:58 PM
I have been growing and working with a lot of Colocasias and
I have a 
few plants that have shown to bend or break personal rules
that I have 
used to ID Colocasias from other aroids. Here is a link to
a great site 
for finding unusual plant photos.  The following photo is
from a lady in 
Hawaii who grew out a taro plant. I am not sure if this
form is common 
or if she just happened to pick a unusual form. The leaves
are cut all 
the way to the stems. This is a feature I would most likely
see on a 
Xanthosoma not Colocasia their are more photos of this
plant shown in 
her photo slide.  I have not seen this on any other
Colocasia and found 
it extremely odd.  I know IDing plants from foliage is not
pure science 
but it usually gives me a idea of what the plant is and I
can usually 
get a good ID or at least place the plant in the right
section. 

Here is the link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristintachibana/1047516027/
 

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