It's *Heliconia rostrata* only & not *Bird of paradise (i.e. *Strelitzia * reginae*). See the link for the pix: http://board.palungjit.com/album.php?albumid=418&pictureid=6783 >From Indianmtreepix Database: *Heliconia rostrata * *Heliconiaceae* *Hanging lobster claw * At bannerghatta butterfly park on 25.8.07- Vinod ji. http://www.rareflora.com/heliconiaros.htm heliconia rostrata - indiantreepix | Google Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/35ffa6c1c3adbd00> Heliconia rostrata (Hanging lobster claw) - indiantreepix | Google Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/4fed23f9f79c1f7e> 2009/3/21 <[email protected]>
> Bird of paradise > Madhuri > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Rahul Natu > *Date*: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:19:11 +0530 > *To*: indiantreepix<[email protected]> > *Subject*: [indiantreepix:9510] 210309RN_Badlapur - ID pl > > Clicked in Badlapur today in a neighbour's compound. He got it from Goa. > I had seen it earlier as well in Phansad WLS - forest Rest-house compound. > > > Is it some garden flower ? Common English name pl. > > Marathi name ...Im told is "Draupadi chi Veni" ! > > -- > Regards, > - Rahul Natu > RIM # 93225-97788 > > http://picasaweb.google.com/rahulnatu > > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
