A reply: "This is clearly Xanthosoma saggitifolium. I would like to know if the inflorescences are able to develop fruit and seeds in your area. Also, is it known when this plant reached your area?
In the Philippines, we have not seen fruit or seeds, despite a great abundance of this plant in an apparently naturalised state. Peter Matthews (kyoto)" On 31 December 2012 11:08, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > Looks like one of the Colocasia species.- from Mahadeswara ji. > *To me, it is Xanthosoma sagittifolium ( L. ) Schott* > > > Pudji Widodo > Faculty of Biology, Jenderal Soedirman University > PURWOKERTO 53122 INDONESIA > > > Pl also check it for* Alocasia* *macrorrhizos.* > Regards > Vijayasankar Raman > > *The leaves of Alocasia macrorrhizos are not peltate.* The leaves are > also so strong not weak like those in the picture. Thank you. > > With Regards > Pudji Widodo > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <[email protected]> > Date: 3 February 2012 10:43 > Subject: [efloraofindia:106232] 030212 BRS 304 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request. > > Date: 02.02.2012 > Location: Mangarai, Coimbatore > Habitat: Rurual, Road side. > Habit: Shrub > > Thanks > > B. Rathinasabapathy > Project Co-ordinator > Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park > 1388, Avinashi Road > Peelamedu > Coimbatore-641004 > > <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> > > > > > > > -- > 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'. > -- 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 2030 members & 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) 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'. --
