210309RN_Badlapur - ID pl

[Rahul Natu]

Clicked in Badlapur today in a neighbour's compound. He got it from Goa.
I had seen it earlier as well in Phansad WLS - forest Rest-house compound.


Is it some garden flower ? Common English name pl.

Marathi name ...Im told is "Draupadi chi Veni" !

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- Rahul Natu
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[Dinesh Valke]

.. yes, garden plant ... lobster claw ( Heliconia rostrata ) ... native to equatorial S America.

And many thanks for that wonderful name in Marathi.

Regards.

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Bird of paradise
Madhuri

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From: Rahul Natu
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:19:11 +0530
To: indiantreepix<indian...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [indiantreepix:9510] 210309RN_Badlapur - ID pl

[J.M. Garg]

It's Heliconia rostrata only & not Bird of paradise (i.e. Strelitzia reginae).

See the link for the pix: http://board.palungjit.com/album.php?albumid=418&pictureid=6783
From Indianmtreepix Database:

Heliconia rostrata

Heliconiaceae

Hanging lobster claw

At bannerghatta butterfly park on 25.8.07- Vinod ji.

http://www.rareflora.com/heliconiaros.htm

heliconia rostrata - indiantreepix | Google Groups

Heliconia rostrata (Hanging lobster claw) - indiantreepix | Google Groups

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