After seeing more photographs I am inclined to think that although my Californian plant is clearly Strelitzia reginae (the boat shaped structure formed by two lateral petals is clear), my two photographs from Delhi, probably don't belong here. They may be some species of Heliconia. I will be uploading them separately
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > The *Bird of Paradise* is the national flower of *Madeira.* > It grows everywhere in Madeira. I saw them even along the treck-paths > and along the levandas, the human made water canals. But when I visited > Madeira, I made slides. no digital fotos. > > Regards > Nalini > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > *To:* mani nair <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 08, 2011 5:57 AM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:62352] Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: > Bird-of-paradise > > Here are mine from Delhi and California where it is very commonly grown > > * > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > * > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:11 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> Sending photos of Bird-of-paradise flower. >> >> >> Common name : Bird-of-paradise >> Botanical name :Strelitzia reginae >> Place : Vashi, Navi Mumbai >> Date : 5.2.2011 >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> > > > >
