Please check again Raghu sir Your link is not saying them as synonyms. Pankaj
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 9:46 PM, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 > Synonyms[image: Edit Synonyms > section]<http://orchids.wikia.com/index.php?title=Pholidota_pallida&action=edit§ion=5> > Edit<http://orchids.wikia.com/index.php?title=Pholidota_pallida&action=edit§ion=5> > > 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 > > > > > > > -- *********************************************** "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