Wild Flower- Lava-2

Shantanu Bhattacharya

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Oct 23, 2011, 5:14:00 AM10/23/11

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Wild Flower for ID..No.2

Date: 17th October.2011

Location: Lava-Algarah road.(5000feet) Darjeeling district.WB

Please help to identify this flower

regards

Shantanu.

wild flower2.JPG

PlantaholicSheila

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Oct 23, 2011, 12:08:40 PM10/23/11

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I do not think that the leaves in your pic belong to the seed head.
It reminds me of a ginger. Possibly Hedychium gardenerianum.
Hope this helps.

http://www.onlineplantguide.com/OnlinePlantGuideViewPicture.aspx?id=3807

Aarti S. Khale

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Oct 23, 2011, 12:07:52 PM10/23/11

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I had posted similar ones earlier from Munnar and they were identified
as fruits of Hedychium flavescens of Zinziberaceae.
Just a guess. Kindly check.
Aarti

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Saroj Kumar Kasaju

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Nov 3, 2025, 1:28:07 AM11/3/25

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Fruiting image matching with Hedychium densiflorum Wall.

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

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