Wild Plant for ID - 22092009AR01

raghu ananth

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Sep 22, 2009, 5:10:53 AM9/22/09

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Wild Plant on the forest floor for ID.

Are they poisonous?

Habitat: Forest Floor

PlacE: Muthodi WLS, Western ghats, Chikmagalur, Karnataka,

Photo date: 12 Dec 2007

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Dr. Pankaj Kumar

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Sep 22, 2009, 6:07:50 AM9/22/09

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This is a Zingiber species and i dont think it is poisonous!!

Pardeshi S.

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Sep 22, 2009, 6:21:34 AM9/22/09

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Hello all
it is Zingiber cernuum Dalz. in Hook., Kew J. Bot. 4:342. 1852----
Zingiberaceae

http://www.gingersofindia.com/species.htm#Zingiber
http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/1199627562adb306

it already appeared in indiantreepix and can be viewed in the database

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Satish Pardeshi

Swagat

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Sep 22, 2009, 8:17:43 AM9/22/09

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Dear all,

'Zingiber cernuum' is called 'Ran ale' 'रान आले' in Marathi.

Regards,

~Swagat

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