The names Pholidota pallida & Pholidota imbricata seems synonymous. Reference
From orchids.Wikia.com http://orchids.wikia.com/wiki/Pholidota_pallida Common Name: The Pale Pholidota SynonymsEdit 1. Coelogyne calceata Rchb.f. 1862 2. Coelogyne pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1862 3. Pholidota imbricata var. sessilis Hook.f. 1890 4. Pholidota pallida var. sessilis (Hook.f.) P.K.Sarkar 1984 5. Pholidota schlechteri Gagnep. 1931 6. Pholidota yunnanensis Schltr. 1924 7. Pholidota yunpeensis Hu 1925 http://www.orchidspecies.com/pholpallida.htm Regards Raghu ________________________________ From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> To: Smilax004 <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> Cc: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>; PANKAJ KUMAR <sahanipan...@gmail.com>; raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, 20 August 2011 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:77722] Re: Cascading whorls of unprecedental joy...| Orchid ID -20Aug2011AR02 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
