amit uid 1 2352011

[amit chauhan]

Dear all,

Sending photos of Kaemferia sp. details as in the photos. Please help
in identification

regards
--
Dr. Amit Chauhan
Junior Technical Assistant
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre,
Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar,
Uttarakhand 263149
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[Ritesh Choudhary]

Dear Amit ji,

This looks like Kaempferia pulchra to me.

What do u say?

Regards,
Ritesh.

[amit chauhan]

Hi,
Riteshji

You are correct even I was doubtful of being it as galanga or rotundus
as the nursery men told me. But the images I checked in google shows
very variegated leaves this leaves me confused. And one more thing can
you provide me the distribution of this species in India.

regards

[amit chauhan]

Hi,

I am confused K. elegans also looks same

[Ritesh Choudhary]

Dear Amit ji,

Pl follow this link to get more info on this sp.

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Kaempferia

The site mentions a close similarity between K. elegans and K.
pulchra. Quoting them as it is "....Some taxonomists consider this
species and Kaempferia pulchra to be the same but more research needs
to be done regarding this. Although superficially very similar, their
flowers are easily distinguishable from each other."

However, "The Plant List" treats K. pulchra under the synonymy of K.
elegans.

K. elegans has been mentioned in the list of Indian Gingers (http://
www.gingersofindia.com).

Regards,
Ritesh.

[amit chauhan]

Now K. laotica also emerge as similar to both of them.

On 5/23/11, Ritesh Choudhary <rites...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

Dear Amitji,

I dont think your plant is K. laotica.

Pl go through the attached PDF.

Regards,
Ritesh.

[amit chauhan]

Thanks Ritesh ji all doubts clear I will go with K. elegans and really
thanks for the pdf.

regards