Garg Sir, Thank you very much for resurfacing the post for the second time.
Very little info is available in the net over identification of various Heliconia species, books are available though. A little while ago i searched again for more info, found - - an outline of classification - http://www.greenculturesg.com/articles/mar07/mar07_heliconia.htm - an image gallery containing a large number of images, but with no info - http://www.heliconia.org/plants_index.html - cultivars of *H. rostrata* - http://www.heliconiasocietypr.org/heliconia_cultivars6.htm - cultivars of *H. pendula* - http://www.heliconiasocietypr.org/heliconia_cultivars5.htm But, it appears to me that image comparison won't help identify this plant. However, one Heliconia seller informs- 1. *H. rostrata* will not flower outdoor in New Zealand - http://www.subtropical.co.nz/catalogue2.html 2. *H. pendula* "tall, half hardy..... survives and flowers outdoors in perfect shelter, warmth and bright dappled light - http://www.subtropical.co.nz/catalogue2.html A discussion at http://www.tropicsphere.com/main/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9616 also informs that *H. rostrata* is unlikely to grow outdoor. The leaf, the outdoor and the shade loving character of the plant, i posted here, suggests that it could be a *Heliconia pendula*. Yet, i propose to identify it as only *Heliconia* sp. Thank you once again, Regards, Surajit Koley On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 1:00 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 27 May 2012 22:33 > Subject: [efloraofindia:117845] Heliconia sp. from Hooghly > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sir / Madam, > > It is interesting to note that *Heliconia rostrata* Ruiz & > Pav.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-248570>and > *Heliconia pendula* > Wawra<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-248525>are two different > species. Yet the image, labelled > as *H. rostrata*, available at > wiki<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heliconia_rostrata,_Osaka,_Japan_-_20080614-01.jpg>is > again labelled as > *H. pendula* in its source/mother site<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliconia> > ! > > Species : *Heliconia rostrata* Ruiz & Pav. ? > Habit & Habitat : garden herb > Date : 12-05-12, 10.20 a.m. & 1.45 p.m. > Place : Hooghly, WB > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
