Yes Prashant and dear friends, Have been seeing this plant for two years while exploring Yeoor Hills, and was getting more eager to see it flowering some day of the year -- until few days back Shrikant ji clarified that it flowers in June, and that the flower spike rises just about 1 - 2 inches above the ground with just about a cm wide flower.
Finally got it last weekend. Regards. Dinesh. On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >
