Re: Colocasia kotoensis
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- Subject: Re: Colocasia kotoensis
- From: W* H*
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:59:21 -0600 (CST)
Peoples,
Seeing this discussion on "Colocasia" kotoensis, I just remember that I saw
a recent paper (forgot which one.....mea culpa!) in which this species was
reclassified into Schismatoglottis. So the name is Schismatoglottis
kotoensis. Peter Boyce may find out where this was published.
Wilbert
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Subject: Re: Colocasia kotoensis
> In a message dated 3/29/01 11:54:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> boyce@pothos.demon.co.uk writes:
>
> << Is Colocasia kotoensis any different from C. esculenta? Have you seen
the
> type of this species name? >>
>
> I suspect the type is in Japan, since it was described by a Hayata, and I
> have not had the priviliege of seeing it. But I have seen the living
plants,
> and am not sure why it is named Colocasia -- the leaves are nothing like
C.
> esculenta, but look instead like a Philodendron (one long midrib, pinnate
> veins, and not at all peltate). However, the inflorescence may be more
like
> that of C. esculenta (green spathe, pointed at the tip, thick white spadix
> completely within the spathe). My identification was based on the
> description and photo by Zheng and Lu (2000), in Chinese. This was one
> reason I wondered if any collections in the West were interested --
actually
> having a specimen would allow for further study.
>
> Jason Hernandez
> Naturalist-at-Large
>
