Re: [Aroid-l] Natural Hybrid

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Thanks to Dennis and everyone else who set me on the right track.   The one image is Xanthosoma, not an Colocasia, my mistake.
 
Now I think what Denis is telling me might be the case here.  I don't have any real idea where or what it came from.  I only know that I never planted it and have never seen anything similar to it in the surrounding area before last summer.  Next to A. cuculata, the 'thing's' blades look giant and it's still a young plant.  I didn't think about that, but it could be a chromosome thing.  You're right.
 
It was suggested that it might be the Alocasia odora 'Indian', and although it does look similar, I think it is a little different at least at this stage. 
 
I'll post another image of this 'thing' in a few months, next to something for a size comparison.  If it continues to pucker like it is doing now it will be really sharp plant to get into cultivation.
 
I'm new to this forum, and have had a blast contributing and learning.
Thanks again,  Windy Aubrey
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: d*@skg.com
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:43 AM
Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Natural Hybrid

Could proposed natural hybrid merely be an aneuploid or polyploid seedling of Alocasia cucullata with thicker, broader leaves and more pronounced interveinal puckering? Whatever it is it is an improvement over plain old A. cucullata. See if it gets bigger than the standard cucullata when it matures.
 
 
Denis
Silver Krome Gardens
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From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of alocasia
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 1:24 PM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Natural Hybrid

The 'thing' is off course interesant,and seem to have both
part of colocasia gigantea and alocasia cuculata....
But i don't think that the last pic(but pic number 1) is colocasia gigantea.Colocasia have more round leaves,in
all plants that i know.This plant seem more a xanthosoma
for me.And if i know that some cross were made between colocasia and alocasia,i don't think that it could be possible between xanthosoma and alocasia.Mr Hay?Mr Boyce?What are thinking the experts?
----- Original Message -----
From: e*@hawaii.rr.com
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:50 PM
Subject: [Aroid-l] Natural Hybrid

 
Hi,
 
I thought this might be of interest to some of you Aroiders out there, so I thought I would share these images of something I found growing in the yard, and the two plants I suspect this new plant came from.

In our yard, here on Oahu, we have a large patch of Colocasia gigantea growing somewhat wild and we also have two old Alocasia cuculata 'shrubs'.

While clearing out some white ginger that was taking over, I came upon a small plant of something that was definitely different appearing from anything else in the yard.  I cleared around it and let it grow. 

It's now been about 8 months since this discovery and it is turning out to be a really interesting plant.

The blades are developing an interesting pucker between the veins.  This characteristic is becoming more pronounced with each new blade as they harden off.

I'll be interested in seeing if it obtains the proportions of the Colocasia gigantea.

My only explanation for this plant is that it must be a natural hybrid of the two.

Does anyone know if  Alocasia cuculata been crossed with Colocasia gigantea intentionally before?  and what do you call an Alocasia X Colocasia?

Thanks,  Windy Aubrey

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