This is most likely Curcuma aeruginosa (to confirm check for red patch on the leaf and bluish rhizome). Pankaj
On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:51 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Pankaj ji.... > > do u think its some kind of wild turmeric? > well....i took this snap in May 2010. > regards > Shantanu : )” > > > > “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” > > > > “This is Curcuma amada commony known as "Mango Ginger" found as wild plant > in Bengal. > Tanay” > "I am very much doubtful for amada. But anyways, cant confirm! > Pankaj" > "looks like Wild turmeric - Curcuma aromatica. > Regards, > Mani." > > "Dear Shantanu, > Can you please check if the leaves have opened up and now it has the > red patch on the leaf or not. This is not C. aromatica either. > Pankaj" > > "Pankaj ji. > i took this snap almost 5 months back in a bamboo glade...few kms away > from Kolkata. > If i visit that place next time...i wud surely check the leaves and > rhizome. > take care > Shantanu" > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]> > Date: 6 October 2010 00:07 > Subject: [efloraofindia:49558] Wild flower- Shyamkhola Kolkata > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Hi > got this wild flower near a bamboo glade of Shyamkhola few kms away from > Kolkata. > what flower this can be???? > > regards > Shantanu : ) > > > -- > 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 & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1400 > members & 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 > species on 31/8/10) > > -- *********************************************** "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
