Dear Saroj, I would urge calling it just Colocasia sp. at this point. The leaves are consistently smaller than C. esculenta and have a very small number of lateral ribs. The very pale spathe is also different from most Colocasia spp. It might be closer to C. affinis or C. fallax than C. esculenta or other Colocasia spp. with large blades (but is not C. affinis or C. fallax).
P. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2025 3:49:12 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Peter J MATTHEWS <[email protected]>; J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:430930] Re: SK 2952 08 September 2021 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]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thank you Dr. Matthews ! Saroj Kasaju On Sun, Aug 21, 2022 at 6:06 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thanks a lot, Peter ji On Sun, 21 Aug 2022 at 17:36, Peter Matthews <[email protected]<mailto:[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. 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