this not * African Violet. * On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 7:33 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> Good evening Amit Sir, Good evening Usha Di. > > Thank you very very much for the ID of this plant, this genera. But why do > you fight !!! > > Both *K. elegans* and *K.pulchra* are synonyms - > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-250772 !!! > > With warm regards, > > surajit > > > > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:29 PM, ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> thanks amit >> since you are our resident expert in aromas I take your advice >> seriously... >> but >> I find thai english writing a bit difficult to comprehend sometimes >> I had seen and downloaded this paper before i id-ed my own plant a couple >> of years ago... >> AND... >> their pic clearly shows the longer pedicle for the flower in elegans... >> by the water stream... which pulchra does not have.... >> i'll see if can find this same plant of surajit at the hort and take a >> pic of the fresh flower..in early morning.. the central cross star and very >> small pedicle is some of the key... >> >> it will of course be short of a taxonomist in the filed doing the >> dissection.. yet >> usha di >> >> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:06 PM, amit chauhan <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Pls go through the pdf it may throw some light >>> >>> regards >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:36 AM, ushadi Micromini < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> elegans: leaf vein direction different between the two.. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM, amit chauhan <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> it is >>>>> kaempferia elegans >>>>> >>>>> regards >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:55 AM, surajit koley < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Well, Usha Di, i remember Tanay ji's words : Long live latin >>>>>> names..... good night. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> surajit >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:32 AM, ushadi Micromini < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Resurrection lily is really (at least in western Gardener's minds) >>>>>>> is the >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lycoris squamigera and may be even other lycoris too >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> that's what is stuck in my head too... not this kaempferia >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> look at daves garden site.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/517/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> usha di >>>>>>> >>>>>>> === >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:02 AM, surajit koley < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you Usha Di for the correct ID, the images link in my last >>>>>>>> reply must have been wrongly titled. However, found some synonyms >>>>>>>> http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-250772 and a picture at >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Resurrection%20Lily.html >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> surajit >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:50 PM, ushadi Micromini < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This is Kaemapferia pulchra... a relative of ginger... >>>>>>>>> this plant grows close to ground, leaves lying almost flat on the >>>>>>>>> ground, and flowers are on very short pedicle... and almost hidden... >>>>>>>>> 4 >>>>>>>>> petals if I remember correctly... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Maranta is the prayer plant.. flowers rarely and they are on >>>>>>>>> spikes rising away from the center of the plant... very different >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> usha di >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:33 PM, surajit koley < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ajinkya Ji, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Very little could be found on flowers of *Maranta* sps. >>>>>>>>>> According to a 'pdf' >>>>>>>>>> file<http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF24/maranta.pdf>, >>>>>>>>>> available from - >>>>>>>>>> http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=600&taxon_id=119663, >>>>>>>>>> there are about 32 species in this genus. But almost all flowers >>>>>>>>>> picture >>>>>>>>>> are available for *Maranta arundinacea*. However, two close >>>>>>>>>> match - >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - http://www.flickr.com/photos/chansomraj/836143830/ >>>>>>>>>> - http://www.flickr.com/photos/chansomraj/1160794382/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you very much, once again. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:55 PM, ajinkya gadave < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> looks like *Maranta * >>>>>>>>>>> not sure >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:05 PM, surajit koley < >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sir / Madam, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Don't have the slightest idea even of the family. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Species : UNKNOWN >>>>>>>>>>>> Habit & Habitat : ornamental herb, height- ground level, grows >>>>>>>>>>>> in shady place? >>>>>>>>>>>> Date : 25-05-12, 1.12 p.m. >>>>>>>>>>>> Place : The Agri-Hort. Soc. of India, Alipore (KOLKATA) >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Usha di >>>>>>>>> =========== >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Usha di >>>>>>> =========== >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Dr. Amit Chauhan >>>>> CSIR-CIMAP >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> [email protected]* >>>>> *-------------------------------------* >>>>> Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is >>>>> above him when he shows no mercy to what is under him? ~Pierre >>>>> Troubetzkoy >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> =========== >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Dr. Amit Chauhan >>> CSIR-CIMAP >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected]* >>> *-------------------------------------* >>> Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is above >>> him when he shows no mercy to what is under him? ~Pierre Troubetzkoy >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> >> >
