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chitralekha P

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Dec 24, 2010, 10:33:49 AM12/24/10

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Please identify the plant. It was growing in a herbal garden in Coimbatore. Thanks.

I wish all of you and your family a merry christmas and a very happy New Year.

P.Chitralekha

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Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 24, 2010, 10:53:22 AM12/24/10

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Heliconia rostrata, the Lobster claw

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Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 24, 2010, 1:42:35 PM12/24/10

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Nice pic of Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pavon.
Thanks for sharing.
Pankaj

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tanay bose

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Dec 24, 2010, 2:02:14 PM12/24/10

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Heliconia rostrata

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Chitralekha

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Dec 25, 2010, 2:17:10 AM12/25/10

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Thank you very much for identifying the plant; picture was taken in
the month of May.
Chitralekha

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