Sawmliana Ji, Except *C. gigantea <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027265>* I couldn't find any other *Colocasia* with white spathe. Aroid.org informs the same - http://www.aroid.org/gallery/lucas/arch/Colocasia%20esculenta%20large%20pc.html. But your plant doesn't look like *C. gigantea* and it may not be found in India, though wiki has it in Manipur - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocasia_gigantea! Reports on interspecific and intergeneric (with *Alocasia* or *Remusatia*) natural hybridization can be found in the net!
*Alocasia* can also have peltate leaves, as can be seen in *fornicata*, but usually they have glossy/shiny/polished leaves. I couldn't find any *Alocasia* matching your plant. There is one *Gonatanthus sarmentosus* Klotzsch <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-91515> which is edible - http://www.isca.in/IJBS/Archive/v2/i11/11.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-175.pdf, pictures can be seen at (i) http://sikkimbiodiversity.blogspot.in/2014/03/gonatanthus-pumilus-dwarf-gonatanthus.html (ii) http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dwarf%20Gonatanthus.html (iii) http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/8477/ ...... yet spadix doesn't match. I am not objecting to *C. esculenta* the id suggested by others in this thread. Thank you Regards On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 8:46 AM, M Sawmliana <[email protected]> wrote: > Available in some markets of Mizoram @ Rs. 20/- per bdl. Used as a > vegetable. Found wild in new jhums or in the forests. Sometimes also found > along roadsides. > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 5:19 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: M Sawmliana <[email protected]> >> Date: 25 August 2014 19:52 >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:196852] Alocasia or Colocasia sp. (Araceae) >> for ID >> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> >> >> Colocasia esculenta var. .................. ?????? >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 10:18 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan <[email protected]> >>> Date: 25 August 2014 10:16 >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:196852] Alocasia or Colocasia sp. (Araceae) >>> for ID >>> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> It is Colocasia esculenta, it is relatively, thin stem, leaves light >>> green >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 5:23 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: M Sawmliana <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 14 August 2014 06:57 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:196852] Alocasia or Colocasia sp. (Araceae) for >>>> ID >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> Location : Lengpui, Mizoram >>>> Altitude : 200 - 600 m. >>>> Date : 10-07-2014 >>>> Habit : Herb (smaller than Colocasiaesculenta) >>>> Habitat : Wild (usually found in new jhums) >>>> Note : The spadix used as vegetable. 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