yes Navendu ji is right, It is A. jacquemontii I for a moment mixed up spathe tip and spadix tip. In A. tortuosum spathe tip is very short but spadix tip is very long and nearly erect. In A. jacjuemontii, the spadix tip is short and spathe with a very long tail.
Thanks Navendu ji again -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Navendu <navendu.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Arisaema jacquemontii > > navendu > > On Aug 18, 11:48 am, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram > <ethiruvenga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Friends > > > > I took this plant picture in Chopta Sanctuary(Kedarnath Musk Deer > Sanctuary) > > > > Uttarakhand > > > > This plant is interesting because it is like snake > > > > Date/Time-13.7.10 ----4.10 p.m. > > > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- --- Chopta Sanctuary(Kedarnath Musk Deer > > Sanctuary) > > > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- ----wild > > > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- --- Plant > > > > Height/Length- -----0.5 me > > > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size -------as seen in the picture > > > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- ---- Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > > > Please give ID > > > > With Warm Regards,** > > > > E.Thiruvengadam > > > > Mobile 09987886892 > > > > Chembur, Mumbai - 400074 > > > > IMG_1271a.jpg > > 2077KViewDownload > > > > IMG_1272a.jpg > > 870KViewDownload