Garden Flower for ID - 270811

ranjini kamath

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Aug 27, 2011, 2:36:52 AM8/27/11

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The flower [ only one ] is past it's prime - but was happy to get it
with the fruit forming.There is a beautiful track of different flowers
from the same family in Lalbagh but i arrived there a bit late in the
season i'm afraid!

Date/Time - 14-08-2011/ 8.30am
Location - Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore
Habitat - Garden/Park
Ht - 5'
Request ID.
Thank you.
Ranjini Kamath

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Madhuri Raut

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Aug 27, 2011, 2:41:33 AM8/27/11

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??Bird of Paradise

Regards

Bhagyashri

Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy

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Aug 27, 2011, 2:43:35 AM8/27/11

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On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <brsp...@gmail.com> wrote:

Looks like Heliconia sp. (but I am not sure?)

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 12:06 PM, ranjini kamath <ranj...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
1388, Avinashi Road
Peelamedu
Coimbatore-641004

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Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
1388, Avinashi Road
Peelamedu
Coimbatore-641004

Neil Soares

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Aug 27, 2011, 3:26:19 AM8/27/11

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Hi,

It looks like the Hanging Lobster Claw [Heliconia rostrata].

Regards,

Neil Soares.

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Tanay Bose

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Aug 27, 2011, 4:02:09 AM8/27/11

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Heliconia rostrata

Tanay

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