I may not be correct, but,, little confused about the species id. I think in E. viride var viride, the bract tip is spinous, here it doesn't look like so. My guess for this plant is Ecbolium ligustrinum.
Regards, Giby On 7 September 2011 11:45, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Hemsanji and Prabhuji > On surfing the net I found the following info > Extremely rare in the plant world are species with attractive green > flowers. Green Ecbolium has glossy green foliage and extra unique bloom > spikes of showy teal green flowers. This tropical sometimes goes by the > names of Turquoise Crossandra and Green Ice Crosandra, though it doesn't > belong to that genus. The author first saw this species growing in the > jungles of coastal Kenya in 2002 . A lover of heat, its foliage may darken > even as low as 60 degrees. > Regards > Bhagyashri > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Prabhu kumar KM <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> >> >> Dear Madhuriji, >>> >>> >> Common names: >> >> *English: Blue fox tail* >> *Malayalam: Koranta, Odiyamadantha* >> *Tamil: Adukkukurungu* >> >> >> >> -- >> *Prabhu Kumar K M* >> Scientist >> Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division >> Centre for Medicinal Plant Research (CMPR) >> & 'CMPR' Herbarium >> Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala >> Kottakkal, Malappuram >> *E-mail: [email protected]* >> >> > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
