Dear Saroj, I'm definitely leaning to Colocasia fallax here. The oblong stigma and overall inflorescence structure point to this.
In your photo the stigmas appear to be at peak receptivity, so rather swollen compared to the very sketchy sketch of an oblong stigma in the paper's figure. I have not seen brown stigmas like this before, and have not seen mature inflorescences on C. fallax, so don't know if this is typical or not. Your photos show a partially buried plant and the inflorescence emerging from sand. I suppose this is just a chance result of erosion in a gully or along a stream bank, not a peculiar subterranean habitat! The stolons of C. fallax have a remarkably strong inner fibrous core, and are a little like the cables used to hang suspension bridges... I suppose this is part of it's adaptation to rocky stream courses and gullies with high-energy seasonal water flow. Best regards, Peter ________________________________ From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 20 June 2025 12:50 PM To: Peter J MATTHEWS <[email protected]> Cc: efloraindia <[email protected]>; J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Subject: Re: SK 3990 05 July 2024 Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear Dr. Matthews, You have already ruled out C. affinis, but close up images of male flowers and leaf venetian look closer to it. Any further opinion ? Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 4:45 AM Peter J MATTHEWS <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear Saroj, This is not Colocasia esculenta... it may be close to C. fallax, but with some differences (blade shape is certainly different). It is not C. affinis either. Please see attached article. Thanks for the great photos! Peter ________________________________ From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Friday, 5 July 2024 5:43 PM To: efloraindia <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; J.M. Garg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; Peter J MATTHEWS <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: SK 3990 05 July 2024 Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 2:28 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 2:28 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 2:27 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 2:27 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 2:27 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 2:27 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear Members, Location: Kafaldanda, Nuwakot, Nepal Date: 14 June 2024 Altitude: 947m. Habitat : Wild Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott ?? Thank you. Saroj Kasaju -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/OSZPR01MB95191B3F2DD5769F92ED17ACF07FA%40OSZPR01MB9519.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com.
