amit uid 2 gingers 262011

[amit chauhan]

Dear all,

 

Sending photos of some zingiberaceae member I guess Alpinia sp. collected from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Leaves and rhizomes aromatic.

 

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Dr. Amit Chauhan
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Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 263149
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[Pudji Widodo]

Dear Dr. Amit Chauhan

I think this is Alpinia zerumbet ( Pers. ) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.

Regards,
Pudji Widodo
Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
PURWOKERTO 53122 INDONESIA

[amit chauhan]

Hi,

But It was earlier named in my garden as A. nutans is there any
possibility of being A. nutans can you suggest me the difference
between two as I have not seen it in flowering since 3 years.

regards

[Gurcharan Singh]

Amit ji

Before we finalize the identification please check on the width of leaves and other things it could well be Alpinia calcarata

Alpinia calcarata                                              Alpinia zerumbet

Plants up to 5 ft tall                                         Plants up to 12 feet tall

Leaves sessile                                                Petiole 1-1.5 cm long

leaves 20-30 cm long, 2-4 cm broad                 Leaves up to 60 cm long, 10 cm broad

Inflorescence dense, erect                               Inflorescence pendulous, hairy

Corolla lobes  white                                         Corolla lobes milky white with pink tip

Flower lip white variegated with red,  3-4 cm      Flower lip crinkled, yellow variegated with red and brown, 4-6 cm long

Capsule ribbed                                               Capsule not ribbed 

Alpinia calacarata is an Indian Plant, lkely to be more commonly planted. A. zerumbet is E. Asian plant, commonly planted in warmer regions

Here is information from Hortus Third: not known in cultivation, the name often used in error for A. zerumbet. under A. zerumbet it writes: Has often been offered under erroneous name of A. nutans

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http://www.khandigeorganic.com/photo-gallery.asp?CurPage=7

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Snap%20Ginger.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alpinia_zerumbet2CaryCass.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5DxvkINgHk0/TWbmjV8Mx1I/AAAAAAAADCo/9kdG8ScwVH4/s1600/Alpinia_zerumbet.jpg

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[amit chauhan]

Sir,

I had the plant in vegetative characters and I remember when I collected the plant it was well over 8 ft in height, petioles I have measured is ca 1.0 cm long and leaves dimensions are 44 x 9.5 cm so now is it indicating towards Alpinia zerumbet. I have not seen it flowering in my garden here at pantnagar for last 3-yrs.

 

regards

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes and thanks Amit ji for exact details

-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[amit chauhan]

Thanks Pudji and Gurucharan ji for the identification !

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