Going through the net images this looks like *Colocasia esculenta *(L.) Schott.
Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Sun, Aug 21, 2022 at 6:11 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Dr. Matthews ! > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Sun, Aug 21, 2022 at 6:06 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks a lot, Peter ji >> >> On Sun, 21 Aug 2022 at 17:36, Peter Matthews < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> 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/e781961a-fbfc-4e0e-b289-1ec00f7c53e9n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e781961a-fbfc-4e0e-b289-1ec00f7c53e9n%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/CA%2BiuSFB0e3FPX%3DszUBE9n%2BeDCrUDo6FHj3e%3D9GJStpAhfZjZHg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFB0e3FPX%3DszUBE9n%2BeDCrUDo6FHj3e%3D9GJStpAhfZjZHg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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