Just wanted to point, here exotic doesnt stand for nativity but just for being beautiful. Regards Pankaj
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:41 PM, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > All, > Thanks a lot for the ID help. > From wikipedia > Rhynchostylis retusa (also called Foxtail Orchid) is an exotic blooming > orchid, belonging to Vanda alliance. The orchid has a bunch consisting of > 100 more than pink-spotted white flowers. > More ... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchostylis_retusa > Rhychostylis Retusa is the state flower of Arunachal Pradesh. > > Regards > Raghu > > > ________________________________ > From: Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > To: raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> > Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tue, 21 December, 2010 7:59:44 AM > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:57520] Aromatic perch for the Serpent Eagle > > Thanks for sharing. But that is not Vanda. It is Rhynchostylis retusa. > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:12 PM, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Seems like an aromatic perch for the Crested Serpent >> Eagle. Aromatic?? Yes, >> perhaps the great predator is attracted to the aroma of the Vandas (showy >> orchid).... >> Nagarahole Forest >> 25 June 2005 >> "Words by friends with one >> and the same heart >> are just as sweet as the aroma >> of lan " >> The Chinese word for orchid is Lan and in the Confucius wrote the above >> lines >> The orchid is referred to as the "King of the Fragrant Plants. >> Regards >> Raghu >> >> > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > > -- *********************************************** "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
