Sir, The posted pictures are of *Colocasia esculenta* (L.) Schott var.* aquatilis* Hassk. Pl. Jav. Rar. 150 (1848) distributed in tropical Asia as very common wild plant in moist localities. Characterised by stolons, sterile appendix shorter and inflorescence scented. ary 18, 2013 11:34:37 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote:
> Sir, > > This is the most common wild variety KOCHU, found everywhere - roadside, > waste-places and on the margin of ditches. > ID key in > FoC<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=107697#KEY-1-4>- > (i) Leaf blade adaxially matte...... (water sometimes forming "mercury > droplets") ------- *C.esculenta* (L.) Schott > (ii) Leaf blade adaxially glossy and wettable ..... -------- *C. > antiquorum* Schott > > The leaf blade of this plant show those "mercury droplets", yet i title > this post as *Colocasia antiquorum* Schott. (common wild var.)! Because - > > "Bengal Plants" > describes<http://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia700604.us.archive.org&page=n453_w1150.jpg>:- > (i) Leaves with a bronze margin; spathe dark yellow --------- *C. > nymphaeifolia* Kunth. > (ii) Leaves not bronze-margined; spathe pale yellow --------- *C. > antiquorum* Schott > > F. B. I. vi. 523, describes the above species - > http://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot21753000004381&itemPath=%2F12%2Fitems%2Fmobot21753000004381&server=ia700604.us.archive.org&page=n526_w1150.jpg > > "Flora Indica" gives more detailed account :- > > - > > http://ia700607.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000967882&itemPath=%2F18%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000967882&server=ia700607.us.archive.org&page=n499_w1150.jpg > - > > http://ia700607.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000967882&itemPath=%2F18%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000967882&server=ia700607.us.archive.org&page=n500_w1150.jpg > > I recorded these pictures today, in Hooghly. > > Thank you, > > Regards, > > surajit > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
