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Randy4ut
08-11-2008, 07:53 PM
A friend of mine gave me a "heads up" to HD getting in some new tropicals and they were half off. We had nothing like these back in the spring and early summer. Go figure as to why they ship these in this late, but I ain't complaining. They did get two of the names of plants right...

Alocasia 'Borneo Giant'
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/100_2687.jpg

Alocasia 'Hilo Bold'
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/100_2689.jpg


These are the two that they missed badly with the names, so I need anyone that can id them to help me out.

This one looks like Alocasia 'Wentii', but it is labeled as Colocasia 'Black Magic'!!!

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/100_2694.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/100_2695.jpg

Here is the REAL kicker. Labeled as Musa Raja Puri!!!! I feel sure this is another alocasia, but not sure exactly what.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/100_2690.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/100_2692.jpg


http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/100_2691.jpg

Anyone else's Raja look like this!?!?!?! Didn't think so. My friend told the lady at the register at HD that the labelling was bad off, and all her comment was that the vendor does all the labelling. This was not just the one pot, but all the pots with this type of alocasia was labelled that way. Doesn't really surprise me though...

Can anyone help with identification? Response appreciated...

MediaHound
08-11-2008, 08:24 PM
Nice plants Randy, not sure on ID's for you though. Certainly not Raja Puri, lol

Lagniappe
08-11-2008, 08:30 PM
Good stuff ,Randy !
The Raja Puri is a Lauterbaachiana !

saltydad
08-11-2008, 08:34 PM
Good stuff ,Randy !
The Raja Puri is a Lauterbaachiana !

That was going to be my vote.

Randy4ut
08-11-2008, 09:09 PM
The friend that directed me to them, just told me about the Lauterbaachiana. To me the best thing about it is its mottled stems. Here is a link to Central Florida Farms pic of it...
CFF - Alocasia Lauterbachiana - Rare & Exotic Tropical Elephant Ear Plant for sale - Mail Order Shopping PayPal! (http://www.centralfloridafarms.com/alocasia-lauterbachiana.htm)

Anyone help on the other one that was labelled 'Black Magic'. I have a small wentii, but I did not get home early enough to take it out to compare...
Here is a link to the wentii:

Alocasia wentii (http://www.kozminski.com/Araceae/Alocasia/wentii.html)

banana berserker
08-12-2008, 12:28 AM
wow whoever put the label on that "raja puri" i think had one to many drinks!