I have seen such flowers in H. grandifloriformis too, so wait for the leaf character from Satish ji
regards, On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 3:11 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com > wrote: > Yes, as Satishji says the former has 1-2 ovate leaves lying flat on > ground and the latter has 2-5 oblong leaves on the stem. From just the > flower this is H. rariflora because of midlobe of lip broader and > lateral lobes longer than midlobe. In H. grandifloriformis the midlobe > is narrow and lateral lobes equal the midlobe. The former has finished > flowering in July while the latter may be finishing now. In any case > description of whole plant helps others to know the plant better. > Regards > > On Aug 25, 12:15 pm, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Flowers of both Habenaria grandifloriformis and Habenaria rariflora are > very > > much similar. > > You will have to check for the leaves. > > Dr Phadke > > > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Satish Nikam <satish_ni...@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > Please tell me which Habenaria is this? > > > date/time:july/aug > > > location:mulshi,pune. > > > habitat:wild > > > plant habit:herb > > > height/length:tiny about 1ft. > > > thanks > > > regards > > > satish nikam- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
