I hope the two are distinct species Is it P. imbricata (Pankaj ji, Raghu ji?) or P. pallida (Giby ji).?
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Smilax004 <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, Pholidota pallida of Orchidaceae family. > > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > On Aug 20, 6:59 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for sharing. > > This is Pholidota imbricata. > > Pankaj > > > > On Aug 20, 6:12 pm, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Monsoon Magic - Cascading whorls of unprecedental joy... > > > (Orchidaceae > > > related to Pholidota imbricata ? > > > > > Date/Time-27 Jul 2011 12:10 > > > > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Bhagamandala, Coorg, Karnataka, 1535 > meter > > > > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild, Western ghats, Quite common > herb on the forested tree barks. > > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Herb, Epiphytic-Non Parasitic > > > Height/Length-approx - flower cluster + leaf length=70-80cms > > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Elliptic,elongated, Single Leaf on top > of the bulb, 40-50 cms > > > Inflorescence Type/ Size-Pendulous flowers > > > > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-Small-cluster of flowers, 1.5cms, > Dirty Brown/White/Pink > > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Pseudo bulbs-5 > > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Feeding Ants > inside the flower > > > > > Regards > > > Raghu > > > > > DSC_6028 Bulb.jpg > > > 277KViewDownload > > > > > DSC_6026 Flower Cluster.jpg > > > 166KViewDownload > > > > > DSC_6027 FlowerCloseup.jpg > > > 209KViewDownload > > > > > DSC_6029 Herb.jpg > > > 306KViewDownload >
