This is also *X. sagittifolium* (L.) Schott unless expert(s) identify it as *Xanthosoma robustum* Schott <http://www.tropicsphere.com/main/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9087>.
Thank you Regards On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:18 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > I could manage time to visit a kitchen garden. Shyam Da was with me and he > confirmed it was the same plant young leaves of which are eaten. > > This is about the same size of the common non-edible *Alocasia* we see > around. The main difference is leaves of this variety are not polished. > > Thank you > > Regards > > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 7:26 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Good morning Didi >> >> Another of my colleagues claims he has seen *Alocasia* with purplish or >> darker petiole. Unless I myself see and photograph those I am not sure. All >> *Alocasia* I have seen, be it young or old plant, bears shiny/polished >> leaves, except the one in this thread where leaves are rather like >> *Colocasia*. But, it is not *Colocasia* as leaves are not peltate. >> >> So, I need to investigate more! ..... Waiting for brighter days and some >> respite from duties! >> >> Thank you >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 12:03 AM, Ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> may be its my chini-maan kochu? >>> >>> local vendors may have been mis-pronouncing it? >>> changing giri-man to chini-man? >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 11:00 PM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> My colleague Shyam Da says it is MAN-GIRI or GIRI-MAN. He took a young >>>> plant for me and informed it was also not cultivated. According to his >>>> version this one also grows as big as the usual wild var we see around. The >>>> leaves are eaten as vegetables in the neighbourhood. >>>> >>>> Please note that according to Roxburgh MAN-GIRI has darker coloured >>>> petiole, which I do not see in this young member. >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
