Yeah is is some wild turmeric but not Curcuma longa for sure. Cant be sure of species. But. during summer one of the plants which comes out like this is Curcuma angustifolia. Floral stalk emerges before the foliar stalk. But cant confirm. Pankaj
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:18 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pankaj ji.... > do u think its some kind of wild turmeric? > well....i took this snap in May 2010. > > regards > Shantanu : ) > > > On 10/6/10, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> This is a Curcuma, but cant be sure of the species. When was it flowering? >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya >> <shnt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi >> > got this wild flower near a bamboo glade of Shyamkhola few kms away from >> > Kolkata. >> > what flower this can be???? >> > >> > regards >> > Shantanu : ) >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> Research Associate >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> Department of Habitat Ecology >> Wildlife Institute of India >> Post Box # 18 >> Dehradun - 248001, India > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
