Dear Sawmliana ji, This is clearly C. fallax in my view. The blade has a generally dark hue, and mostly rounded outline with distinct sinus.
The pale blush, and purple patches on blades (not in your photo, but seen by me in Meghalaya) are highly variable, within and between local populations. My only experience of C. affinis is with the ornamental form, var. jenningsii, of unknown original provenance. That plant was much more tender or cold sensitive than C. fallax (which I had growing alongside C. affinis, in Australia and Japan, in 1987-1990). In Meghalaya, winter temperatures go down to 3-4 deg. C. apparently. In places where you have seen C. affinis in Mizoram, would temperatures get that cold? Best regards, Peter ________________________________________ From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 3 May 2021 4:18 PM To: efloraofindia Cc: M Sawmliana Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:383852] MS, April, 2014/03 Colocasia sp. for id. Yes, may be Colocasia fallax<https://efloraofindia.com/2014/09/03/colocasia-fallax/> as per discussions at Wild Alocasia sp. 1 (?) from Kamrup district, Assam<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/UNNKys1yp-Y> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: M Sawmliana <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 20:39 Subject: [efloraofindia:383852] MS, April, 2014/03 Colocasia sp. for id. To: indiantreepix <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Location : Lengpui, Mizoram Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild With regards, M.Sawmliana -- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAKYzkXP66r9frfdzLp3xHgJYtE4KYK068UaCYv4DcSNfox2xnw%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAKYzkXP66r9frfdzLp3xHgJYtE4KYK068UaCYv4DcSNfox2xnw%40mail.gmail.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/TY2PR01MB4875D196135600A1AA3D3DDAF05B9%40TY2PR01MB4875.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com.
