Excellent find Dear Dinesh. I had seen the leaves of this plant but not the flowers. Thanks for showing this unique sp. Regards Prashant
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > beautiful set of pictures... > > > On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Stachyphrynium spicatum * (Roxb.) K.Schum. ... (*family*: Marantaceae) >> >> >> >> - ¿ *stak-iss-FRI-nos* ? -- from Greek *stachys* (spike) and >> *phrynos*(frog); the marsh habitat ... >> >> CPQBG<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fstream%2Fcatalogueofplant00hill%2Fcatalogueofplant00hill_djvu.txt&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd7dMogyAWwaIj2NNYYtJWMS3k2eQ> >> *spi-KAH-tum* or *spy-KAY-tum* -- grows ears (like corn), in spikes >> ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dspicatum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf8PoxiKgGpM01prGvqwZUq-UOwhg> >> >> >> [image: Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) >> K.Schum.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433621072%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-LJ8lafXdDgnxs8rr4HyV3lPQPQ> >> Jun 24, 2012 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), >> Mumbai >> >> >> >> *commonly known as*: marsh maranta, spiked arrowroot • *Marathi*: मरांटा >> maranta >> >> *Native to*: s India, Sri Lanka, s China, Indo-China >> >> *References*: *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar • Global >> Species<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fglobalspecies.org%2Fntaxa%2F1200825&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfg9oGvXGhBbzODtcJxl3DTwR5ZNg> >> >> >> *more views*: >> >> - Jun 24, 2012 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National >> Park), Mumbai >> [image: Marsh >> Maranta]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433632168%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdP9qjp2mX1n0eQqyhJuBZ65d0sNQ> >> [image: >> Maranta (Marathi: >> मरांटा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433628342%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdqqrBydoIYUMhC9akJEfPXj8nkng> >> [image: >> Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) >> K.Schum.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433645852%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeQjBz73RmVXLU7fwX4xGXPl-ZXZw> >> [image: >> Spiked >> Arrowroot]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433638558%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzecrzvluV2D6-2xV-KWY9gAL9xg3Q> >> - Oct 31, 2010 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National >> Park), Mumbai >> [image: Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) >> K.Schum.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5146115083%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfl-wtbxcpN_kxlVh7HFX6aK2C_YA> >> [image: >> Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) >> K.Schum.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5146713888%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze5XPB6URHr_TIYbvbo7h0zyeDIsA> >> >> >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh > > > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > >
