Oh, thats very strange. Why cant we call the whole thing as broad spur with small tip ? I think now I will have to recheck as per Dr. Gurcharan's suggestion!! By the way Tabish sir, your plant has crenulate margin but I think Prashant sir's pic has serrate or serrulate margin? They should be different. Pankaj
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > We also found this Balsam in Dhanaulti. It does have a small curled > spur. I could not find this one in Polunin & Stainton. > - Tabish > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India