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Re: R. indica v. rotundifolia
On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Cavan wrote:
> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:00:48 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ryan Mills <millsman7 at yahoo_com>
> Subject: R. indica v rotundifolia
>
> I have noticed that "regular" Rotala seems to be
> divided into two very different looking plants that
> don't appear to be versions of the same thing grown
> under different conditions. One has golden to reddish
> leaves with rounded tips, and the other has much
> redder and larger pointed leaves. In book two or
> three of the Amano books, you can see both types
> designated as indica and rotundifolia within a couple
> pages of each other. There is another common plant
> book with a gallery style presentation that shows the
> second type as "narrow leaf macrandra". I'm confused.
> These plants don't look like the same thing at all. Thoughts?
R. rotundifolia grows in several different colors and forms, and can
change forms on a single stem. According to Rataj and Horeman Rotala
indica and Rotala rotundifolia are synonyms for the same plant.
"rotundifolia" (the name refers to the form of the emersed leaves) is the
senior synonym.
The "narrow leaf macrandra" sounds like what I've seen sold as rotala
"magenta".
Roger Miller