This is Zingiber zerumbet, for sure. The link provided by Tanay shows, most probably, varieties of the species. Remember there are so many varieties for most of the gingers and are growing in the gardens worldwide with different morphological characters. Please have a look at the following link as well, who interested.
http://www.google.co.in/images?q=zingiber+zerumbet&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=axs4TLfbN4O-rAf3sOC2CA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CD8QsAQwAw So many posts were there with Costus speciosus with lots of discussions. Please note that the inflorescence in Costus is terminal whereas in Zingiber the inflorescence are from the rhizome. Regards Giby On Jul 10, 9:44 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > The plant in the attached picture is *Zingiber zerumbet* > More information from:http://www.floridata.com/ref/z/zing_zer.cfm > > Tanay > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 9:41 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > > Earlier relevant feedback: > > > “Its not a Costus species. this *might be Zingiber zerumbet* > > For costus species the leaves are spiral. but here the leaves are somewhat > > distichous. > > >http://www.killerplants.com/media/images/potw/20040119_full.jpg > > > Regards > > L.Rasingam” > > > “I too think it is *Zingiber zerumbet*. > > > With regards > > > R. Vijayasankar” > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > > Date: 1 July 2010 09:13 > > Subject: [efloraofindia:39898] ID Request | 01Jul2010AR01 > > To: [email protected] > > > Kind request to ID this plant. > > > Date/Time : > > > 31 Aug 2008 > > > Location- Place, altitude and GPS: > > Chandagal Village, Mysore district, > > > Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: > > > Farm, > > > Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: > > ? > > > Height/length: > > 1 feet, Not sure about the leaves in the picture belong to the same plant > > > Leaves-type/shape/size: > > - > > > Inflorescence type /size: > > > - > > > Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: > > > - > > > Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: > > > - > > > Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on > > - > > > Regards > > Raghu > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "efloraofindia" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > > legroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > > Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > >http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > >http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile)
