Carmelita Ji, Garg Ji, Thanks a lot for the links. They confirm the id. Carmelita Ji had suggested Bromeliad initially, I was a bit confused. Regards, Aarti
On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 3:53 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Carmelita ji. > > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 16:01, Carmelita <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Others have visited Atlanta Botanical gardens and posted their >> images with the identification. Here are two examples: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/rstickney/15947423023/ >> >> https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/close-up-of-the-patterned-leaves-of-a-king-high-res-stock-photography/457985043 >> >> On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 3:18 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> To me also looks closer to images on net. >>> >>> On Mon 7 Jan, 2019, 11:35 AM Aarti S. Khale, <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> Can this be Vriesea hiieroglyphica? >>>> King of the Bromeliads? >>>> Carmelita Ji had suggested Bromeliad earlier. >>>> Looks close. >>>> Regards, >>>> Aarti >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 6:41 PM Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Usha di. >>>>> It was just a suggested Id. >>>>> I will try sending it to their planthotline and see what id they give. >>>>> It's a slow process, at times you have to wait for days for them to >>>>> answer. >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Aarti >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 18:14 Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Could be >>>>>> anything is possible >>>>>> bromeliads can also have upright leaves in many instances >>>>>> >>>>>> so i will classify it as probable Sansevieria sp >>>>>> >>>>>> unless you happen to visit Atlanta again and find it in flowering >>>>>> stage >>>>>> then we will have a diagnosis. >>>>>> be it Sansevieria or a bromeliad >>>>>> >>>>>> great show. >>>>>> usha di >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 11:07 AM Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Usha Di, >>>>>>> Unfortunately I don't seem to have more pictures of this plant. >>>>>>> To me, it looks more closer to a Sansevieria Species with upright >>>>>>> leaves, which I had suggested in my earlier post. >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Aarti >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:01 PM Ushadi Micromini < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> could be >>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>> growth pattern of the rossette of leaves would tend to be different >>>>>>>> One is an asparagus family (sansevieria) and the other a bromeliad. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bromeliad with have a sort of a cup in the center where water >>>>>>>> accumulates. even if that space is small, there will be one, even >>>>>>>> when a >>>>>>>> flower stalk starts to develop, there will still be debris , insects >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> and some water in the center. >>>>>>>> where as sansevieria will not, and (i know you cant uproot a plant >>>>>>>> in a botanical garden, but it has roots, however shallow). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bromeliad will have pups if its old enough or threatened enough.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> SO do you by any chance have more pictures of the lowest part of >>>>>>>> the plant >>>>>>>> and of the center of the plant (taken from th dead center of the >>>>>>>> plant at the top). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lets hope you have more pictures >>>>>>>> or a label pic? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> usha di >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 7:59 PM Aarti S. Khale < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Carmelita Ji, >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the suggested id. >>>>>>>>> Sorry I missed your post earlier, saw it today. >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> Aarti >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 4:45:42 PM UTC+5:30, carmelita >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I need to correct my previous suggestion. It should be Vriesea >>>>>>>>>> hiieroglyphica. I apologize for my error. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 2:27:41 AM UTC-5, Aarti S. >>>>>>>>>> Khale wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Plant seen inside the Conservatory with unusual leaf pattern, >>>>>>>>>>> Aarti >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Usha di >>>>>>>> =========== >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Usha di >>>>>> =========== >>>>>> >>>>> > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 > are directly displayed). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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