The images are certainly not of Cucurma pseudomantana. Matches more with Cucurma inodora as per Dr. Almeida's flora. I think Neil's pics too are not of C. pseudomantana, they seem to be of C. neilgherrensis .
regards, Rashida. On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 5:21 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Further feedback from Satish Pardesi Ji: > "WITH REFERENCE TO THE POST ON Oct 5 2009 IN WHICH 7 PICS OF C. > pesudomontana is posted.* to me it is not C. pseudomontana for sure > (the flowers should be pure yellow in that)and also it is not > C.inodora as the infloresecence is not lateral. i feel it could be C. > decipiens > *Regards > Satish Pardeshi" > Here was the earlier reply: > Here is a reply from Dr. Sabu, > "Dear Mr. Garg, > As I have been out of station I could not attend to the mail. *The image > is that of Curcuma inodora. It is a highly variable species in the colour of > bracts, coma, labellum and staminodes . > *Regards > Dr.M. Sabu > Secretary, IAAT > Professor, Department of Botany > University of Calicut > Kerala, 673635 > India. > Mob: 09447636333" > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Date: 5 October 2009 09:04 > Subject: Curcuma pseudomontana > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > On 30/8/09 in Narsapur forest in Medak district near Hyderabad, A.P. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my 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 identification, learning & discussion about Indian Flora, please visit/ > join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1375 members & > 48,500 messages on 25/9/10 & with a database of around 4000 species) > >
