I remembered the nest of harvester ants. Very nice. My questions Does the infloresence appear green when young and red when old? Dont the flowers give appearence of orchid flower? Madhuri
--- On Sat, 17/9/11, raju das <[email protected]> wrote: From: raju das <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:82104] Re: ZINGIBERACEAE: Curcuma euchroma Valeton To: [email protected] Cc: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, 17 September, 2011, 8:51 PM Dear Sir, Thanks for showing such a beautiful Curcuma from Hong Kong. I have attached my photographs .......from Indo-Bhutan border area. I need your help to validate the ID Regards, Raju Das On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 8:41 PM, raju <[email protected]> wrote: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> Date: Sep 17, 5:54 pm Subject: ZINGIBERACEAE: Curcuma euchroma Valeton To: efloraofindia Curcuma euchroma Valeton, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II, 27: 42 (1918). Synonyms: Amomum zerumbet J.König in A.J.Retzius, Observ. Bot. 3: 55 (1783), nom. illeg. Erndlia subpersonata Giseke, Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 252 (1792). Curcuma zerumbet Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 332 (1810). Curcuma officinalis Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 285 (1812). Family: ZINGIBERACEAE Distribution: Jawa Current Location: KFBG, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong (from gardens) Regards Pankaj -- *********************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 5431 6094 (mobile) Slide47.JPG 221KViewDownload Slide48.JPG 144KViewDownload Slide49.JPG 277KViewDownload Slide50.JPG 398KViewDownload -- Raju Das Nature's Foster
