AW: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma? Please help to ID

Eduardo, 
Thanks a lot for your help. I had a look on brian's website and the
atrovirens exactly looks like my plant....

Best Frank

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-
> bounces@gizmoworks.com] Im Auftrag von Eduardo Goncalves
> Gesendet: Montag, 10. Oktober 2005 16:47
> An: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
> Betreff: RE: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma? Please help to ID
> 
> Dear Frank,
> 
>            In my opinion, it is a young Xanthosoma atrovirens. Probably it
> has a completely orange flesh on tubers ("chubas"?) Xanthosoma atrovirens
> is
> one of the most variable species in the genus. Completely green form are
> also common.
> 
>                                                    Very best wishes,
> 
> 
> Eduardo.
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. Eduardo G. Goncalves
> Universidade Catolica de Brasilia
> Curso de Ciencias Biologicas
> Sala M-206, QS 7, Lote 1, EPTC
> CEP 72030-170, Taguatinga – DF, BRAZIL.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Frank" <f_h_bln@gmx.net>
> >Reply-To: Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
> >To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
> >Subject: [Aroid-l] Xanthosoma? Please help to ID
> >Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:23:16 +0200 (MEST)
> >
> >Dear members,
> >
> >some time ago I have bought some "taro" bulbs on Ebay. On the pictures
> >below
> >is the resulting plant. I would like to know what species it could be. I
> >would guess it is Xanthosoma lindenii "purpurea"...What do you think.
> >
> >http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/4282/dscf00130hg.jpg
> >http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/8066/dscf00149na.jpg
> >http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/323/dscf00159dx.jpg
> >
> >
> >
> >Any ideas are welcome. thanx a lot!
> >
> >
> >Frank Hardung
> >
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