*Kaempferia *species of ginger family, most probably *K. elegans*. Regards
Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All > Pls id this small about 20 inches high monocot herb. > Shot from Arya PG College Campus Panipat. This plant was brought from a > local Nursery. Nurserymen said this was by chance came here with other > plants from Dehradoon. > leaves were simple about 5-6 inches and flowers about 1.5 > inches. Although this is also cultivated in garden as per Nurserymen. 3 pics > were shot today and 3 pics 3-4 days back. Flower was solitary. > Thanks > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >