Thank you Peter. Saroj Kasaju
On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM Peter J MATTHEWS <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> > 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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