Thanks Usha di ... it is possible this plant is sold abroad, perhaps for ornamental purpose. It is one of edible Araceae members.
Found this plant in various places of Western Ghats, though not common. It rarely flowers, tiny bulbils borne on stolons do the work of reproduction ... more at Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remusatia>. Regards. Dinesh On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > Dinesh > nice pic > > and better info > > did you find this in western ghats? > > I found a nursery that will sell seeds... its called himalayan gardens > and located in scotland... > has some beautiful pucture.. > similar weather in scottish highlands and the himalayan foothills I guess. > > usha di > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> via Species >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > R >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/r> > >> *Remusatia vivipara* (Roxb.) Schott ... *family*: Araceae >> [image: Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F15399326902&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcm6IPOyW2p7VxF5gRVhEIMtUreTg> >> >> >> [image: Flowers of India] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FHitchhiker%2520Elephant%2520Ear.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdb2688ipv50hixk8anFOwLnxbXxw> >> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Remusatia%20vivipara%7Csort:date%7Cspell:true> >> [image: more views in flickr] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DRemusatiavivipara%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfX0itR-x2hL2cT8T8nTY5GGP-tWQ> >> [image: more views on Google Earth] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DRemusatiavivipara%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdtpsxhmG2xsTCsRji1xEKqhU_J5g> >> >> >> *rem-yoo-SAT-ee-uh* -- named for Jean Pierre Abel-Remusat, French >> Chinese scholar and botanist ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DRemusatia&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeBfDmdpHAZS_L9sBOxfujtpFmM4A> >> *vy-VIP-ar-uh* -- live bearer; bears live young ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dvivipara&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdXI8Z_ikcPmepdQfnJqbudzm5YaQ> >> >> >> >> *commonly known as*: hitchhiker elephant ear >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/hitchhiker-elephant-ear> >> • *Kannada*: ಕಾಡು ಗಡ್ಡೆ kadu gadde >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kadu-gadde-kadu-gadde> >> , ಮರಕೆಸು marakesu >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/marakesu-marakesu> >> • *Konkani*: रुखाळूं rukhalum >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/rukhalum-rukhalum> >> •*Malayalam*: മരച്ചേമ്പ് marachembu >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/maraccemp-marachembu> >> • *Marathi*: लालकंद lalkand >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/lalakanda-lalkand> >> , रुखाळूं rukhalu >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/rukhalum-rukhalu> >> • *Sanskrit*: लक्ष्मणा laksmana >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/laksmana-laksmana> >> >> >> >> *botanical names*: *Remusatia vivipara* (Roxb.) Schott ... *synonyms*: *Arum >> viviparum* Roxb. • *Caladium viviparum* (Roxb.) Nees •*Colocasia >> vivipara* (Roxb.) Thwaites • *Remusatia formosana* Hayata ... *The Plant >> List* (2013). Version 1.1. >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theplantlist.org%2Ftpl1.1%2Frecord%2Fkew-177295&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzem1hO08b1CRg8p9aVK-MkJJe9vRQ> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
