A reply: "Definitely it is *Crocosmia Sp* (Family: Iridaceae). It is an exotic plant common in Shillong gardens as well as in wild as escapes. Manas Bhaumik" Thanks a lot, Dr. Bhaumik. On 25 September 2011 12:02, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “Sorry but your plant is absolutely not a Clivia. The flowers are of the > wrong shape and Clivia is never bulbous so you can collect bulbs. They are > evergreen with an appearance of a fat leek. > REgards > Katarina” > > "Clivia is a bulbus plant( Ref Complete Gardening in India by > KSGopalaswamiengar page 673 ).As I already mentioned ,basis of my > identification is comparision of plates with literature available.I find > another flower similar to the imge fwd,that flower is *Crocosmia Sp*( > Ref Botanica ,a publication by Random House Australia Pty Ltd. > http://randomhouse.com.au) > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942" > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Col Bimal Sarkar <colbimalsar...@yahoo.com> > Date: 31 January 2011 19:09 > Subject: CLIVIA > To: > > > Dear Friend, > I saw coloured pictures of Clivia in books.This is a bulbus > plant of African origin.I was on a trip to Shilong in 2002.There I saw the > plant in bloom.I collected some bulbs and put them in a pot.The plants > survived but there were no flowers.We got the first flowers from our Clivia > plants in 2008.In 2010 I observed with surprise that Sunbirds visit the > flowers in search of nectar.Attaching an image in which Female of a Purple > Sunbird is on the flower of Clivia.I learn everyday from nature. > You may like the image. > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942 > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > 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 1700 members & > 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of around 5500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) 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 1700 members & 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 5500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
