SK 3990 05 July 2024

Saroj Kasaju

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Jul 5, 2024, 4:42:33 AM7/5/24

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Dear Members,

Location: Kafaldanda, Nuwakot, Nepal
Date: 14 June 2024
Altitude: 947m.
Habitat : Wild

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott ??

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Saroj Kasaju

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Peter J MATTHEWS

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Jul 5, 2024, 7:00:54 PM7/5/24

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Dear Saroj,

This is not Colocasia esculenta... it may be close to C. fallax, but with some differences (blade shape is certainly different).

It is not C. affinis either.

Please see attached article.

Thanks for the great photos!

Peter

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Saroj Kasaju

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Jun 19, 2025, 11:44:05 PMJun 19

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Dear Dr. Matthews,

You have already ruled out C. affinis, but close up images of male flowers and leaf venetian

look closer to it. Any further opinion ?

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Saroj Kasaju

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Jun 19, 2025, 11:50:35 PMJun 19

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Saroj Kasaju

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Peter J MATTHEWS

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Jun 20, 2025, 9:31:53 PMJun 20

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Dear Saroj,

I'm definitely leaning to Colocasia fallax here. The oblong stigma and overall inflorescence structure point to this.

In your photo the stigmas appear to be at peak receptivity, so rather swollen compared to the very sketchy sketch of an oblong stigma in the paper's figure. I have not seen brown stigmas like this before, and have not seen mature inflorescences on C. fallax, so don't know if this is typical or not.

Your photos show a partially buried plant and the inflorescence emerging from sand. I suppose this is just a chance result of erosion in a gully or along a stream bank, not a peculiar subterranean habitat!

The stolons of C. fallax have a remarkably strong inner fibrous core, and are a little like the cables used to hang suspension bridges... I suppose this is part of it's adaptation to rocky stream courses and gullies with high-energy seasonal water flow.

Best regards, Peter

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Saroj Kasaju

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Jun 20, 2025, 11:15:36 PMJun 20

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Thank you Peter,

We shall take it as C. fallax.

Saroj Kasaju

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