IRVC - University of California, Irvine Herbarium (IRVC)
Catalog Number #: IRVC119916
Occurrence ID: ee328be9-d375-4c43-b6b3-dfeb16e84b79
Taxon: Colocasia fontanesii (Schott)
Family: Araceae
Determiner: Ron Vanderhoff
Date Determined: 2023-05-13
ID Remarks: Accepting new taxonomy, for the taxon previously as C. esculenta va. fontanesii. Plant robust, to 2+ m tall; petiole and peduncle deep purple red; spathe 12-15cm, leaves glossy.
Observer: Ron Vanderhoff
Collector Number: 659
Date: 2020-11-08
Locality: United States, California, Orange
Latitude/Longitude: 33.68512 -117.66089 +-5m. WGS84
Verbatim Coordinates: 33.68512 -117.66089
Elevation: 259 Meters
Habitat: Wet riparian.
individual.ASSOCIATED_TAXA: Vitis girdiana, Typha, Pulicaria paludosa
Description: Dark red/maroon stems, veins. Dark leaf base color. No tuber/rhizome.
Reproductive Condition: Vegetative
Individual Count: 100+
Notes: The var. (cultivar?) fontanesii. Seen here by this observer since 2014, but present prior. Plants to 2+m with petiole base diameters over 6cm. A few well est. and separated colonies in the vicinity. Expanding, but not quickly.
Determination History
Colocasia fontanesii (Schott)
Determiner: Ron Vanderhoff
Date: 2023-05-13
Colocasia esculenta ((L.) Schott)
Determiner: Collector
Date: s.d.
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For additional information about this specimen, please contact Rebecca Crowe rcrowe@uci.edu Peter Bowler pabowler@uci.edu
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