Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Kauai Trip, 1 by rox_male

rox_male wrote:
The EE by the dump looks more like a Alocasia to me. The leaves are stiff and horizontal to slightly vertical. The shape is different though...some are like Odora but others are more like cucullata. Oh also...oops I should have mentioned this earlier...I collected red berries from the plant.

Brian, these are the red berries I sent you in the plastic tube.

But I should mention that there are some Hawaiaan C. esculenta, like Apuwai, that do have thicker, crinkled, horizontal leaves. I found that fascinating! See image.

I do not think that the Xanth had the black stripe, BUT another plant I collected did. So thanks for the very helpful ID! {I will post the image in the next fram below}

Aloha, what a glorious place you have in which to live and explore!
ROX