Globba clarkei – eFlora of India

September 4, 2016
Globba

Globba clarkei Baker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 210 1890. ;

Nepal to N. Thailand as per WCSP;

Leafy shoots under 1m. Leaves lanceolate, caudate, sessile, 10-30 x 4-5.5cm, pubescent to ± glabrous beneath; ligule bilobed, 2mm, ± glabrous. Infl. 10-15cm; bulbils not produced; bracts small, soon deciduous, each subtending a cincinnus of 2-3 yellow-orange, shortly pedicellate flowers; buds elliptic apiculate; cincinnus stalks 5-6(-7)cm at base of infl.; bracteoles ovate, 3-4mm. Calyx 3-lobed, 0.8-1cm, lobes shortly dentate. Corolla tube more than twice length of calyx, pubescent; petals 8-9mm, dorsal cucullate. Lateral stamiodes equalling petals but narrower; lip 1.5cm, cuneate, shortly bilobed, lobes obtuse. Stamen 2-3cm; anther6-7mm. Capsule smooth, appearing verrucose when dry.

Fl. June-August

Banks in dense, broade-leaved, evergreen forest.

Attributions – H.J Noltie. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE. 1994 from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal )

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Globba clarkie Baker Fam. : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)

Sharing some pictures I guess is Globba clarkie Baker Fam. ?? .

Shot at S Godawari Botanical Garden Nepal 13 July 2016 at 5000 ft.

Just to share only 4 members G. clarkie. G. hookeri, G. marantina and G. racemosa are recorded in Nepal so far.

May be Globba racemosa

Sorry, it is not Globba racemosa

Thanks, … I think matches the images of Globba clarkei at

http://www.asianflora.com/Zingiberaceae/Globba-clarkei.htm

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/pix/GloCla.shtml

http://www.krautstecher-ruam.de/Krautstecher-p46h6s58-Zwergingwer-Globba-c.html

Thank you all for ID.

Nepali Names : देवी सरो Devi Saro / पानि सरो paani Saro /लहरे प्रिया घाँस Lahare Priyaa Ghaans / हरकता Harakataa

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
WCSP IPNI Catalogue of Life e-monocot GBIF BSI Flora of India checklist Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal Bhutan Biodiversity Portal Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden Plant Lust

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