Hairs cant be observed so easily if present. You need a close up or just check it yourself. Regards Pankaj
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Anurag Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Nidhan sir. :) > > And thank you Pankaj sir. I can get photos of the roots and any other > parts. I was with two orchid lovers who regularly go to these areas and if > they find any orchid containing branches fallen down, bring it back home > and grow it. They gave me a branch too. Please tell me which parts and how > to show very clearly to distinguish the species (if it is possible to > distinguish using photos). > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 6:42 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Luisia tristis (= Luisia zeylanica) and Luisia trichorhiza look similar >> and both of them are together found from Orissa to upper part of India. One >> basic difference between them is the presence of hairs on the rhizome or >> stem or roots in trichorrhiza and the leaf is cylindric abruptly ending in >> a rounded tip. In tristis leaves taper from above the middle and tip is a >> bit more pointed that trichorrhiza. I always get confused with such >> keys.... So I cant confirm from these pics, but nice pics.... >> Best regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Monday, 20 April 2015 21:40:00 UTC+8, Anurag Sharma wrote: >>> >>> Family: Orchidaceae >>> Date: 19th April 2015 >>> Place: Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu >>> Habit: Epiphytic herb >>> Habitat: Deciduous forest >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Anurag N. Sharma > BSc. (CBZ) 2nd Year > St. Josephs College > Bangalore > -- ****************************************************** **************************************************************** *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* *Office*: Conservation Officer Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. *Residence*: House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. *email*: [email protected]; [email protected] *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
