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bonitin
Jun 18, 2014 8:53 AM CST
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Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
Bee Lover Organic Gardener Native Plants and Wildflowers Frogs and Toads Ferns I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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I met this plant in Parque Lage, neighbouring the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro.
It reminds me somehow of a ginger-like plant, its size is around 40cm tall though but a search in that direction didn't lead me anywhere..
The flowers never seem to open completely..
Maybe someone recognizes it?
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bonitin
Jun 18, 2014 8:55 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
Bee Lover Organic Gardener Native Plants and Wildflowers Frogs and Toads Ferns I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Charter ATP Member Cat Lover Birds Plant Identifier
Could it be a Dichorisandra sp?
https://www.google.be/search?q...
Naturestudio
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JRsbugs
Jun 18, 2014 2:40 PM CST
Name: Janet Super Sleuth
Near Lincoln UK
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Interesting, I was looking in Zingiberaceae, but this is in Commelinaceae.

http://wildlifeofhawaii.com/fl...

Tripogandra has similar habit ..

https://sites.google.com/site/...

Aneilema is similar ..

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...

http://www.virboga.de/Aneilema...

Flowers are similar on Pollia ..

http://www.virboga.de/Pollia_s...

Still haven't found one like it though!
BugLife
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Metrosideros
Jun 18, 2014 3:47 PM CST
Name: Dave Paul
Puna, HI (Zone 10b)
Live in a rainforest, get wet feet.
Plant Identifier
It is Xiphidium caeruleum, Palmita.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/X...

https://www.google.com/images?...
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JRsbugs
Jun 18, 2014 5:34 PM CST
Name: Janet Super Sleuth
Near Lincoln UK
Bee Lover Plant Identifier Organic Gardener Dragonflies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member
Cat Lover Garden Photography Butterflies Birds Spiders!
A family I've not heard of! It's native to the north-west of Brazil.

http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/jab...
BugLife
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bonitin
Jun 19, 2014 1:30 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
Bee Lover Organic Gardener Native Plants and Wildflowers Frogs and Toads Ferns I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Charter ATP Member Cat Lover Birds Plant Identifier
Thank You! Janet and Dave Paul!
Xiphidium caeruleum it is, Dave Paul! Hurray!
I would never have found it, never heard of that family either Janet, spend hours on that! Rolling my eyes.
Naturestudio
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