---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: raju das <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:16 PM Subject: Re: ALPINIA ZERUMBET To: [email protected]
*Dear Bimalji,* ** Could it be Alpinia blepharocalyx K. Schumann? Because this species is distributed in the Bhutan foothill areas of North bengal and Assam. And it can be identified easily by its brown dried bracteoles, which is very prominent in your photos. I have attached my pics on this sp. Regards, Raju Das On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:00 PM, raju <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > Date: Aug 2, 9:02 pm > Subject: ALPINIA ZERUMBET > To: efloraofindia > > > Nice Catch Col. Bimal Ji > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for sharing nice pictures of Alpinia zerumbet of Zingiberaceae > > family (the ginger family). > > Please visit the following link to further information, especially > > about the uses of this species. Habit of the plant is also available > > in the link. > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpinia_zerumbet > > > Thanks and Regards, > > Giby > > > On Aug 2, 7:38 pm, Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Friend, > > > Attaching two images of Alpinia zerumbet.It is > known > > as Light Galangal.In Bangla it is known as Punnag Champa.It is common in > the > > foot-hills of Assam /Arunachal.In fact I saw the plant near Baluk pong ( > On > > way to Tanga from Tezpur ).Few plants are available at this place ( Cooch > > behar ),in undisturbed areas. > > > Regards > > > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > > > Mobile: 9434194942b > > > > Alpinia zerumbet 1.jpg > > > 108KViewDownload > > > > Alpinia zerumbet 2.jpg > > > 87KViewDownload > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Raju Das Nature's Foster -- Raju Das Nature's Foster
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