DV :: 30MAR11 - 0909 :: ¿ non-native ginger ?

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear friends,
ID please

Banana-like plant in terms of plant size, leaf size and shape; flowers remind of ginger species ... the inflorescence is about 6 - 8 inch long.
Most probably a non-native.

Date/Time : March 30, 2011 at 9.09am IST
Location Place : Kodagu Valley Resort, Coorg, Karnataka ... 12.44065, 75.717147 on Google maps
Altitude : 3721 ft (above mean sea level)


Regards.
Dinesh

[tanay bose]

This is Musa coccinea

Tanay

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very very much, dear Tanay for the ID.
Regards,
Dinesh