Here is the final identification as per Dinesh ji: "Garg ji, thanks for guiding me to http://www.gingersofindia.com/ I got the unidentified *Curcuma* to be *C. karnatakensis* by Dr. Sabu (I believe the owner of the site) himself."
2009/2/6 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > > ... re-surfacing this request for ID. > And this time, I hope sincerely that somebody is going to nail this > species. > Regards. > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 12:44 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks very much Garg ji for re-surfacing this thread. > > This one happens to be my favourite among the yet to identify candidates > !!! > > All that is known it could be most possibly a *Curcuma* species. > > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:47 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Forwarding again for Id pl. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > > > Date: 2008/12/30 > > > Subject: [indiantreepix:6836] ¿ Curcuma sp. ? > > > To: Indian Tree Pix <[email protected]> > > > > > Hello friends, > > > > > Attached here is a photograph of Zingiberaceae member, probably species > of > > > *Curcuma* or may even be some *Amomum*, or altogether that I do not > know. > > > > > This I found in the vicinity of Kadri Temple, Mangalore. > > > I am sitting with it since May 2007 !! > > > > > Some fair idea: found it growing in shade of large tree cover among bed > of > > > moist decaying leaves; the time of year was approximately post few > monsoon > > > showers. > > > They were plenty of them, though scattered far apart. Interesting to > note > > > is the way the flowers appear directly on the soil as if emerging from > a > > > namesake stem on the root. > > > > > Thanks and regards. > > > > > PS: Unfortunately, I have only this photograph. > > > > > -- > > > 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-Hide > > > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
