These variegated Colocasia spp. are really difficult to identify based only on the variegation. This is likely C. affinis as suggested, but both C. fallax and C. affinis are variable in their display of variegation, and we need to consider the possibility of as yet undescribed species also having similar variegation.
I have noticed that the stolons of C. fallax are very wiry, with fibrous inner core that gives them tensile strength. This certainly helps with their attachment to rock crevices in rocky, high velocity mountain streams. The much thicker stolons of C. esculenta are fragile and easily break, and then float, which assists dispersal along streams and in floodplains. P. ________________________________________ From: J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, 26 September 2021 11:46 PM To: efloraofindia Cc: Sourav Mahmud; GurcharanSingh; Saroj Kasaju Subject: Fwd: Araceae ID from Nepal- 1 Maybe Colocasia affinis var. jenningsii as suggested by Singh ji. But the top view of the image is not sufficient for id. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com<mailto:jmga...@gmail.com>> Date: Tue, 21 Sept 2021 at 15:15 Subject: Araceae ID from Nepal- 1 To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<mailto:indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>> Cc: Sourav Mahmud <nature.sou...@gmail.com<mailto:nature.sou...@gmail.com>> Segregating clubbed posts due to same subject<https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/6IcuPKZzTYE>: ID PLZ Chitwan National Park, Nepal --------------------------------------- Md Sharif Hossain Sourav -- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/TY2PR01MB48754CC93C1A23A0FE5B7AF6F0A79%40TY2PR01MB4875.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com.
