May not be . I think it is *Kaempferia *only but sp have to be confirmed On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:26 PM, promila chaturvedi < thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it Saint Paulia -African Voilets- by any chance? > Promila > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Vijayasankar > <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> *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 >>> >> >> > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
