---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matthews <[email protected]> Date: 30 December 2012 01:05 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:141183] Wild Alocasia sp. 1 (?) from Kamrup district, Assam To: Peter Boyce <[email protected]> Cc: jmgarg1 <[email protected]>, efloraofindia < [email protected]>, Karuna Das <[email protected]>, Pudji Widodo <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < [email protected]>
Dear Dr Karuna Das, To me, this looks somewhat like Colocasia fallax in its relatively low- and close-clumping growth habit, and the light blush along the main vein on the upper side of the blade. But the blade colour is a lighter green, and the front lobe of the blade is more elongate, than what I have seen previously in Colocasia fallax. We can be certain this is Colocasia sp., but as Peter Boyce, says, we need to see the inflorescence to reach any conclusion about species-level identification. I am currently traveling, but when I return to Japan in early January, I can look at some photos another colleague (archaeologist) in Assam sent me last year. He may have photographed the same or a similar plant. Best regards, Peter M. (full address below) On Saturday, December 29, 2012, Peter Boyce wrote: > Dear Dr Karuna, > > Almost certainly *Colocasia affinis* Schott, but as with the *Alocasia* would > need to see an inflorescence (and of course the fertile portions of the > spadix), to be certain. > > I have forwarded my reply and will forward your original email to Peter > Matthews, *the* world expert on the genus *Colocasia* > > Best > > Peter Boyce > > On 29 December 2012 14:23, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> Dear Karuna Ji, >> To me, it is a kind of Colocasia. Although the middle of the leaves are >> whitish, I think it is *Colocasia esculenta. >> *Regards, >> Pudji Widodo >> efi site link: >> colocasia esculenta | >> efloraofindia<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/araceae/colocasia/colocasia-esculenta> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Karuna Das <[email protected]> >> Date: 23 December 2012 14:59 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:141183] Wild Alocasia sp. 1 (?) from Kamrup >> district, Assam >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> Cc: kd_dkc <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear All, >> Attached images are *Wild **Alocasia sp.(?)* growing on hilly area >> near stream. Please ID for it. >> Date : 21.12.2012****** >> Location: Kamrup district, Assam >> Family : *Araceae* >> Genus & species : *Alocasia Sp.* (?) >> Habitat: Grows wild on hill near stream >> Habit :Herb >> Flower : Not seen >> Fruits :not seen >> >> >> With regards >> >> Karuna Kanta Das**** >> >> Guwahati 781012**** >> **** >> >> >> <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?> >> Catch India as it happens with the *Rediff News App*. To download it for >> FREE, click >> here<http://track.rediff.com/click?url=___http://www.rediff.com/newsapp___&lnk=signature&newservice=newsapp> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members & >> 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> efloraofindia<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with >> a species database of more than 7500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > -- Dr Peter J. Matthews Field Sciences Laboratory & Department of Social Research National Museum of Ethnology, Senri Expo Park, Suita City, Osaka 565-8511, Japan. Tel. +81-6-6878-8344 (office). Tel. +81-6-6876-2151 (exchange, J. only) Fax. +81-6-6878-7503 (office) Administrator: The Research Cooperative - for researchers, editors, translators, illustrators and publishers http://researchcooperative.org Please visit and join! -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members & 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
