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16 years ago

I have attached a photo containing two images. I am not sure both are the same. I found them on grasslands in Western Ghats of India. This grows to about a feet from the ground. They flower (possibly sprout as well) after the rainy season only. Can anyone please help me by identifying them.

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carol23_gw
16 years ago
The plant on the left looks like a Curcuma. The plant on the right looks like something in the Orchidaceae family.

Below is a link to photos of Indian gingers. You can look at images in Curcuma to see if you can find a match. Pseudomontana and a couple others looks somewhat like the plant in your picture.

Here is a link that might be useful: Curcuma images listed
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