Colocasia esculenta 'Coffee Cup' ?; Dattaji Salvi Udyan Thane Date: May 1, 2018 ... Altitude: about 11 m (36 feet) asl Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott 'Coffee Cups' Could you show me the upper surface of the leaves please. Or how many tubers are there per individual plant. These are the keys for identification. ..., I do not have pictures of upper surface of leaf; but I will surely get it when I visit the garden again. I will post the pictures in this thread. I am not sure of the number of tubers; I will ask the garden keeper about it. When I had visited the garden, I was told that this was the 'Coffee Cup' cultivar, since the leaves were shaped like a cup. When you poured water on a leaf, it would tilt due to the weight of water and the water would pour out just like from a cup. Thank you very much ... for the etymological information of the cultivar name. 2 images. If the leaf intramarginal vein is not clear, leaf upper surface is very waxy then it is C. esculenta If the leaf intramarginal vein is clear, leaf upper surface is slightly waxy then it is Xanthosoma sagittifolium If it has only one tuber, then it is C. esculenta If it has many tubers, then it is X. sagittifolium. I send you a picture for comparison. I think your picture resembles my Xanthosoma. 2 images. Many many thanks ... for validation. My posted plant - to me is different from your plant - mainly your plant leaf has negligible "cup" shape, the leaves are relatively large too. |
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