The book photo shows a shallow sinus, but it has a distinct cleft, and the upper spathe is a relatively strong yellow (even taking into account that the colour may have changed as a result of image processing).
I still think your photo shows something very unusual... perhaps an undescribed species of *Colocasia*. The blade is like *Steudnera* in shape, but the plant appears to be in full sun (*Steudnera* may be more shade-loving), and has a pale, washed-out green colour that is common in *Colocasia*. Cheers, P. On Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 4:59:34 PM UTC+9 Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > Re : > https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/p0h1RinzgSQ/m/WoA0WyfwDgAJ > > I came across an image from a book published by the Government of > Nepalwhich looks like it matches my post. > Please have a look > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 7:02 PM > Subject: Fwd: SK 2952 08 September 2021 > To: Pascal Bruggeman <[email protected]> > Cc: efloraindia <[email protected]>, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > Dear Dr. Bruggeman, > > May I have your opinion on the ID : > https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/p0h1RinzgSQ/m/zyOEwt0DBQAJ ! > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 6:32 PM > Subject: Re: SK 2952 08 September 2021 > To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Cc: Peter J MATTHEWS <[email protected]>, efloraofindia < > [email protected]> > > > Thank you Dr. Matthews, > > Unfortunately only these images. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 5:52 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. 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