Dear Sirs and Madams, I send you my pictures. It may be able to help.
With Regards, Pudji Widodo Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman PURWOKERTO 53122 *INDONESIA* On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 10:47 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > Colocasia esculenta I hope- from Singh ji > I agree with Gurucharn sir's ID. In Kannada it is known as Kesavinadantu, > widely used for various culinary preparationS in Dakshina Kannada & > Coastal areas. > > http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Colocasia_esculenta - > from Mahadeswara ji > Thank you, Gurucharan ji and Mahadeswara ji. > > These ones with smaller leaves are Colocasia esculenta for sure. But the > ones I have posted earlier have much larger leaves, about 3-4 times larger > than these. > > Is it possible that they are Alocasia macrorrhizos or Xanthosoma > sagittifolium? > > And in Malayalam, the smaller-leaved one is called 'Cheruchembu' and the > larger-leaved one is called 'Kandichembu'. So I am assuming they have > different botanical names. > > I also read that if the petiole attached to the tip of the midvein, it is > most likely to be Alocasia; and if the petiole attaches further down on the > leaf, it's most likely Colocasia. Just read it in a website, not authentic > information > > Many thanks for all the input. > Warm regards > > Nancy Seby > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Nancy Seby <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 at 20:47 > Subject: [efloraofindia:372103] Plant for ID - Ernakulam, Kerala - 16th Jan > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Plant was photographed in the backyard of our house. It's called > Kandichembu in Malayalam. The tubers are cooked and eaten. > > But I am not able to figure out the botanical name. Please help. The plant > is about 2-3 feet tall with broad, large leaves. > > Thank you in advance > Nancy Seby > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/19c964c3-772a-4dec-93d2-d0668a4d7d6cn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/19c964c3-772a-4dec-93d2-d0668a4d7d6cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAK7%3Dhfij3R6SvJezK%3DV9HezxmSAiFvie9jTqHtRnCiEqMEF12A%40mail.gmail.com.
