This is Heliconia psittacorum. Regards Prakash * +91 98675 08049 *[email protected]
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Padmanabhan Geetha Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 10:40 AM To: J.M. Garg Cc: sibdas ghosh; [email protected] Subject: [indiantreepix:6664] Re: Bird of paradise Does this also belong to the family Strelitziaceae? Taken at coimbatore, cultivated and not wild. thanks and best wishes geetha On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:51 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: Lovely picture, Sibdas ji. If you give the place & date of picture as per posting guidelines, it will be really nice. Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia_reginae Strelitzia reginae is a monocotyledonous <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocotyledon> flowering plant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant> indigenous to South Africa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa> . Common names include Strelitzia, Crane Flower or Bird of Paradise, though these names are also collectively applied to other species in the genus Strelitzia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia> . Its scientific name commemorates Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz> , queen consort <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_consort> of King George III <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom> . The plant grows to 2 m (6½ ft) tall, with large, strong leaves <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf> 25-70 cm (10-28 in) long and 10-30 cm (4-12 in) broad, produced on petioles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_%28botany%29> up to 1 m (about 40 in) long. The leaves are evergreen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen> and arranged in two ranks, making a fan-shaped crown. The flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks. The hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower emerges is termed the spathe <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spadix> . This is placed perpendicular to the stem, which gives it the appearance of a bird's head and beak; it makes a durable perch for holding the sunbirds <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbird> which pollinate <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination> the flowers. The flowers, which emerge one at a time from the spathe, consist of three brilliant orange sepals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepal> and three purplish-blue petals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petal> . Two of the blue petals are joined together to form an arrow-like nectary. When the sunbirds sit to drink the nectar, the petals open to cover their feet in pollen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen> . Other links: http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/strelitziareginae.htm & http://www.floridata.com/ref/S/stre_reg.cfm (pictures & details). On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:41 PM, sibdas ghosh <[email protected]> wrote: Beautiful flower of Sterilitzia regiae-(spelling?) For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en ______________________________________________________________________ BG Energy Holdings Limited Registered in England & Wales No: 3763515 Registered address: 100 Thames Valley Park Drive Reading, Berkshire RG6 1PT UK Telephone: +44 (0)118 935 3222 Website: http://www.BG-Group.com This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. As this e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information, please advise us immediately if you are not the named addressee or the person responsible for delivering the message to the named addressee. The contents should not be disclosed to any other person nor copies taken. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
