Alpinia for ID : 090511 : AK-1

[Aarti S. Khale]

Taken during Feb and April, at Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Some Alpinia sp?
Flowers very tiny....plants around 5-6 feet in height.
Aarti

[ajinkya gadave]

may be

 Alpinia purpurata Alba

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“may be Alpinia purpurata Alba” from Ajinkya ji.

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[Gurcharan Singh]

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“may be Alpinia purpurata Alba” from Ajinkya ji.

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From: Aarti S. Khale <aarti...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 9, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Subject: [efloraofindia:69067] Alpinia for ID : 090511 : AK-1
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>

[Aarti S. Khale]

The above plant seems to be Alpinia vittata. common name Striped Narrow-leaf Ginger.

Kindly validate.

Thanks & regards,

Aarti