Great' But still one more q remained unanswered. Dont the flowers look more like Orchid flowers? Madhuri
--- On Sun, 18/9/11, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:82122] Re: ZINGIBERACEAE: Curcuma euchroma Valeton > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, 18 September, 2011, 6:39 AM > The inflorescence is green when young > and then turns to red gradually. > If you press the round thing, it oozes out the fragrant > nectar and > water. > Pankaj > > > On Sep 18, 3:16 am, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 >
