Dear all, Am not much sure about the identity of the plant in the picture. But am sure its not *Zingiber neesanum.*..!!! Usually *Z. neesanum* has slender spikes with brown, reddish- green bracts. Also the flowers are white in colour with purple or pink spotted or striped labellum. I have some images with me, but misplaced some where. I shall upload the pictures later.
Anyway... when I searched through google, the plant similar to the above image appeared...!!! So I had to refer the book "Zingiberaceae & Costaceae of South India" authored by Dr. Sabu ( University of Calicut) to confirm my observations....!!! Inviting expert comments...!!! regards On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Giby ji ... my belief same as Prashant's ... me too have spotted this plant > at various places around Pune and Satara at high altitudes. > Here is another view captured by me, of the same particular plant of > Prashant. > > [image: Zingiber > neesanum]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5872344478/> > > ... and a link showing list of photos of this plant by everyone at flickr: > http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Zingiber%20neesanum > > > > Please do let us know if this ID is far from *Zingiber neesanum* ... and > thus what would (more likely) this plant be. > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Smilax004 <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Are you sure about the id Z. neesanum? >> >> Regards >> Giby >> >> >> On Jun 26, 1:05 pm, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear Friends, >> > >> > Came across this herb at Kas, Satara (Maharashtra). >> > Date/Time: 25-06-2011/ 11:15AM >> > >> > Bot. name: Zingiber neesanum >> > >> > Family: Zingiberaceae >> > >> > Regards >> > Prashant >> > >> > Zingiber Neesanum_8719.jpg >> > 197KViewDownload >> > >> > Zingiber Neesanum_8721.jpg >> > 191KViewDownload >> > >> > Zingiber Neesanum_8734.jpg >> > 172KViewDownload > > > -- *Manudev K Madhavan* Junior Research Fellow Systematic & Floristic Lab, Department of Botany, Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research St. Joseph's College, Devagiri Kozhikode- 673 008 Mob: 9496470738
