Re: Alocasia cultivars
- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
- Subject: Re: Alocasia cultivars
- From: D*
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 15:55:46 -0600 (CST)
Derek:
Agristarts is tissue culturing the Alocasia x Portidora but I think the others
are mispellings or mispronunciations of the same. Mr. Garner bred a lot of
hybrids back in the 80's but have not seen any other one tissue cultured
as much
as his A. x Portidora. (portei x odora). I think he is still around but not
active with Aroid society, I think he was working for Tru-Green Chemlawn in
Miami
branch in the Computer/ accounting Dept.
Denis at Silver Krome
DBurch2345@aol.com wrote:
> Could someone familiar with alocasia cultivars/hybrids please help with this
> question.
> Is there a hybrid or cultivar Alocasia 'Portadora' ( or Alocasia xportadora)?
> I know that the hybrid between Alocasia odora and A. portei is in the trade
> as Alocasia xportora ( or sometimes Alocasia 'Portora'), so, two questions:
>
> 1. The correct listing for "portora" (hybrid species or cultivar?)
>
> 2. Is there also a "portadora" - and, if so, how should that name be written?
>
> Derek
