Is it Saint Paulia -African Voilets- by any chance? Promila On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote:
> *Kaempferia *species of ginger family, most probably *K. elegans*. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear All >> Pls id this small about 20 inches high monocot herb. >> Shot from Arya PG College Campus Panipat. This plant was brought from a >> local Nursery. Nurserymen said this was by chance came here with other >> plants from Dehradoon. >> leaves were simple about 5-6 inches and flowers about 1.5 >> inches. Although this is also cultivated in garden as per Nurserymen. 3 pics >> were shot today and 3 pics 3-4 days back. Flower was solitary. >> Thanks >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > >
