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 ) 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 Thank you all for ID. Nepali Names : देवी सरो Devi Saro / पानि सरो paani Saro /लहरे प्रिया घाँस Lahare Priyaa Ghaans / हरकता Harakataa |
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