Great. I imagine, I have seen such bigger galls in mangrove only in Bhitarkanika. And I think, there are two different species of orchids too. Pankaj
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > I had spotted this almost Football size bulb on a Mangrove tree at > Baratang (Andaman & Nicobar). > > Date/Time: 22-12-2010 / 09:30AM > Location: Mangrove forest cover at Baratang > Habitat: Wild > > regards > Prashant -- *********************************************** "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

