Thanks a lot, Peter ji -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Sun, 12 Sep, 2021, 5:18 pm Peter J MATTHEWS, <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Saroj ji, > > Found your daylight image! The spathe is unusually pale for Colocasia, but > overall inflorescence is surely Colocasia sp. The long upper spathe also > broadens in the closed distal portion, before narrowing to the tip. That is > also very peculiar! > > Note also that the lower spathe and peduncle may be close to circular in > cross-section, with an erect peduncle at the time of floral maturity, not > reflexing towards the ground. It would be good if this peduncle behaviour > can be confirmed on more than one plant. > > P. > > ________________________________________ > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, 12 September 2021 8:25 PM > To: Peter J MATTHEWS > Cc: efloraofindia; Saroj Kasaju > Subject: Re: SK 2952 08 September 2021 > > Thanks a lot, Peter ji. > > On Sun, 12 Sept 2021 at 16:55, Peter J MATTHEWS <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> wrote: > Greetings Saroj ji, > > This looks very unusual to me, though it is hard to judge colour in the > lighting (camera flash?). > > The spathe and spadix have a general shape similar to what I have seen in > certain wild C. esculenta populations (with very long upper spathe), but > your spathe appears almost translucent and white... we can see the upper > spadix through the spathe membrane it seem. > > The bade is also peculiar, narrowing towards the rear with shallow sinus, > and with few lateral ribs, but the lamina is broadly similar to most > Colocasia spp. > > I suspect this is something in the group of species that are close to C. > esculenta in evolutionary terms, but would need to look at the chloroplast > sequence to place it in that group. Does this plant have stolons, or side > corms, or erect stems with buds that form new stems directly (this last > form of vegetative growth may be hard to confirm if the buds are shy > sprouting). > > Do you have any photos in natural daylight? > > Thanks, Peter > > ________________________________________ > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Sunday, 12 September 2021 1:37 AM > To: efloraofindia > Cc: Saroj Kasaju > Subject: Fwd: SK 2952 08 September 2021 > > Thanks, Saroj ji, > Peter ji may be able to confirm or otherwise pl. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected] > ><mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > Date: Wed, 8 Sept 2021 at 21:03 > Subject: Re: SK 2952 08 September 2021 > To: efloraindia <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]><mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>, J.M. Garg <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>>> > > > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 9:18 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>>> wrote: > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 9:17 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>>> wrote: > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 9:17 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>>> wrote: > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 9:17 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>>> wrote: > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 9:16 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>>> wrote: > Dear Members, > > Location: Surkhet, West Nepal > Altitude: 652m. > Date: 11 August 2021 > Habit : Wild > Colocasia fallax Schott ?? > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > > -- > 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/CA%2BiuSFCg-_gzruYXpE_MvpKSht2n0jZYe6uWJ-Ago%2BgPCRJ3TA%40mail.gmail.com.

