Alpinia purpurata K.Schum. Pflanzenr. (Engler) Zingib. 323. 1904 This is very beautiful..... Pankaj
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > You have correctly identified it as Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata). > Regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Please help with the id of this beautiful Red Ginger growing in Chennai >> and blooming just now; it has been raining the past week or so. >> Thanks, >> Padmini Raghavan. > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
