Pictures not too clear but it looks like Heliconia stricta, common name 'Erect Lobster Claw'. Aarti
On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 9:11:36 AM UTC+4, JM Garg wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “Two more images of *Heliconia species* from Alipore, recorded on the > same day, same garden, as my earlier uploads in this post.” from Surajit > ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: surajit koley <[email protected]> > Date: 27 May 2012 22:33 > Subject: [efloraofindia:117844] Heliconia sp. from Alipore > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Sir / Madam, > > My camera fails in insufficient light, neither it can focus the subject > nor it gives enough shutter speed to avoid shake. The attached pictures are > of *Heliconia* species. After searching the net my options are two fold - > either *Heliconia wagneriana* > Petersen<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-248660>or > *Heliconia latispatha* > Benth<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-248454>. > There is a third species, *Heliconia latispatha* x > *spathocircinata*<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-21500465> > . > > According to USDA site *Heliconia latispatha* is known as 'expanded > lobsterclaw <http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HELA12>'. On the > other hand an image available in the wikipedia, labelled as *Heliconia > wagneriana*<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/Heliconia_wagneriana.jpg>, > resembles > mine. > > Species : *Heliconia wagneriana* Petersen ? > Habit & Habitat : garden herb > Date : 25-05-12, 2.25 p.m. > Place : The Agri-Horticultural Society of India, Alipore (Calcutta) > > 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'. > >
