Rashida ji, Months back I watched an amazing video of Darwins comet orchid and a moth with very long proboscis which feeds on its nectar, just wanted to share the same with you and the group.
Darwin saw an orchid in Madagascar which had its nectar 30cms down the long tube. He then predicted there should be a moth somewhere with long proboscis (tongue) which can reach the nectar. Many years later scientists were able to capture the nocturnal moth feeding on the nectar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMVN1EWxfAU Regards Raghu ________________________________ From: Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]>; mani nair <[email protected]>; rashida atthar <[email protected]>; navendu page <[email protected]>; Dr. Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>; tanay bose <[email protected]>; Balkar Arya <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 6 June, 2010 7:01:53 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:37375] Phalaenopsis -Moth orchids I have already informed the enthusiastic member all the details I had. regards, Rashida. On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 11:46 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: Clarifications/ feedback required: >"Thanks Rashidaji, Is your phal and hybrid? What is its name? Is it grown >from a seed or keiki? >Sorry for too many question? I am very much interested in growing phals." >from Mani ji. > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> >> >Date: 26 May 2010 19:20 >Subject: [efloraofindia:36063] Phalaenopsis -Moth orchids >To: [email protected] > > >This winter I tried growing these Phalaenopsis- Moth orchid for the first time >and it was sheer delight to see one by one the flowers blooming with just >watering every third day!. The blooms remained for over two months. For those >interested in growing orchids indoors besides the usual Dendrobiums this is a >good and easy one to grow and very beautiful too. > > >regards, >Rashida. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"efloraofindia" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > >-- >With regards, >J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> >'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> >For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > > >-- > >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"efloraofindia" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >> >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
