beautiful set of pictures... On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote:
> *Stachyphrynium spicatum * (Roxb.) K.Schum. ... (*family*: Marantaceae) > > > > - ¿ *stak-iss-FRI-nos* ? -- from Greek *stachys* (spike) and > *phrynos*(frog); the marsh habitat ... > > CPQBG<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fstream%2Fcatalogueofplant00hill%2Fcatalogueofplant00hill_djvu.txt&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd7dMogyAWwaIj2NNYYtJWMS3k2eQ> > *spi-KAH-tum* or *spy-KAY-tum* -- grows ears (like corn), in spikes > ... Dave's > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dspicatum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf8PoxiKgGpM01prGvqwZUq-UOwhg> > > > [image: Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) > K.Schum.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433621072%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-LJ8lafXdDgnxs8rr4HyV3lPQPQ> > Jun 24, 2012 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), > Mumbai > > > > *commonly known as*: marsh maranta, spiked arrowroot • *Marathi*: मरांटा > maranta > > *Native to*: s India, Sri Lanka, s China, Indo-China > > *References*: *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar • Global > Species<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fglobalspecies.org%2Fntaxa%2F1200825&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfg9oGvXGhBbzODtcJxl3DTwR5ZNg> > > > *more views*: > > - Jun 24, 2012 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National > Park), Mumbai > [image: Marsh > Maranta]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433632168%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdP9qjp2mX1n0eQqyhJuBZ65d0sNQ> > [image: > Maranta (Marathi: > मरांटा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433628342%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdqqrBydoIYUMhC9akJEfPXj8nkng> > [image: > Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) > K.Schum.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433645852%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeQjBz73RmVXLU7fwX4xGXPl-ZXZw> > [image: > Spiked > Arrowroot]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7433638558%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzecrzvluV2D6-2xV-KWY9gAL9xg3Q> > - Oct 31, 2010 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National > Park), Mumbai > [image: Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) > K.Schum.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5146115083%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfl-wtbxcpN_kxlVh7HFX6aK2C_YA> > [image: > Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) > K.Schum.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5146713888%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze5XPB6URHr_TIYbvbo7h0zyeDIsA> > > > > > Regards. > Dinesh -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
