Hi Raju, My thoughts were also Zingiberaceae. So, I searched long and hard on www, and the best I could find was Hedychium gardnerianum. My pics are fairly clear.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=hedychium+gardnerianum&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rlz=1W1GCNV_en-GB&biw=1271&bih=532&tbm=isch&tbnid=iX-0v1p2KqhMHM:&imgrefurl=http://www.hear.org/starr/images/image/%3Fq%3D040220-0323%26o%3Dplants&docid=9QK7BpbnTSOUwM&imgurl=http://www.hear.org/starr/images/images/plants/full/starr-040220-0323.jpg&w=1224&h=1632&ei=4j2kTvyjOcWs8gPMnITnBQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=422&sig=112741020629889983661&page=2&tbnh=137&tbnw=103&start=12&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:12&tx=54&ty=102 I suggested this on the other forum and others thought the leaves were not right. Which is what brought me here... for local knowledge and expertise. What do you think? Cheers Sheila. ------------------------------------------------------------- On Nov 8, 4:11 pm, raju <dasraj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Sheila, > I dont think it is Costus. This could be any Zingiberaceae sps. May be > Hedychium sp > > Raju > > On Nov 8, 6:35 pm, Plantaholic Sheila <luddite1...@talktalk.net> > wrote: > > > > > On a plant id forum I belong to it was suggested that because of the > > whorled leaves it might be COSTUS. > > I am familiar with the flowers, but have never seen it with the seeds. > > Is it Costus and if so which one? > > Your assistance would be appreciated. > > Sheila. > > ........................ > > Date.... 16th April 2011. Morning. > > > Location.... South of LAVA. WEST BENGAL. > > > Habitat.....Wild > > > Plant Habit.....Herb > > > Height/Length.....See pic > > > Leaves.... whorled > > > Inflorescence Type/ Size.... spike. > > > Flowers .... ???? > > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-.... see pics. > > > 056 16-04-2011 11-33-55.JPG > > 149KViewDownload > > > 056 16-04-2011 11-34-08.JPG > > 77KViewDownload > > > 056 16-04-2011 11-34-21.JPG > > 79KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
