Re: xanthosoma mafaffa

From: "Eduardo Goncalves" edggon at hotmail.com> on 2001.10.10 at 05:35:17(7599) Dear Tony, I didn?t mention it just because I could not find a name for it! (That?s quite simple...) I am completing an article about the cultivated Xanthosoma and this is one of the "species" that doesn?t seem to have a Linnean name. In fact, I do not know if it is a natural species. I am presently calling Xanthosoma "Lime Green" or "Golden" or "Aurea" or "Lime Zinger" or whatever. The only thing I know is that it doesn?t seem to be X. mafaffa, because of vegetative and floral differences. In fact, true X. mafaffa is an elusive species that doesn?t seem to be common in cultivation no more. It is possible that this golden Xanthosoma is one of the species from the X. atrovirens complex. I am still checking some aspects on it. By now, it is better to keep the name exactly like it is. Very best wishes, Eduardo. +More > >Eduardo: > > You mention that Xanthosoma maffafa is erronously known as such, but you >don't mention what it should be correctly known as...any help with a >correct name would be most appreciated. The only cultivar name for this >plant that adheres to the nomenclature code is Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger'. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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