Mr V R Singh told me he did plant some orchids in the garden at Kudremukh. But now that he has been transfered to Nagarhole, now idea how those plants are doing !! He couldnt even manage to send me Habenaria perrottetiana !! When I was in 7th standard, I collected one orchid from a family picnic trip. Planted it on a Ficus elastica growing in pot. It survived. Then in graduation, both orchid and F. elastica was much bigger and I wanted the orchid so I took out Ficus elastica from ground to shift to new house. Then during my phd work we again shifted to another house and I brought Ficus elastica along. :)) That Orchid is still alive and it is Acampe praemorsa. Ficus elastica is also alive, and I have requested my elder brother who is an eye surgeon to shift the whole tree to our new house when they shift :P..... He said, " you must be kidding". I said, "do you really think so" !!
Pankaj . . On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: > > I used to grow 39 species (epiphytes) of orchids (+4 species of terrestrial > species below the canopy of the same tree), from Kudremukh National park, on > a single Manilkara zapota tree in front of the then CES, IISc field station > near Karkala, Karntaka. Most of them were seen fallen down on dry fallen > branches and hence collected. > My friend Dr. K A Subramanian (now in ZSI, Kolkotta) once counted them, then > only I myself realized that I have reached the optimum (or may be beyond) > number for a single host plant. > Mr Vijay Ranjan Singh (then DFO of Karkala division) use to come and visit my > orchids (he was more interested on the orchids and then the orchid collector) > with his camera and use to ask me "oooops so many species on a single tree". > I use to reply " no other option as there are no other potential host tree > around" later when I left I asked him to come and collect all of them and > transfer them to the Orchidarium at Kerekatte in Kudremukh National park > because I knew if left the place they will die because taking care of them, > especially in the summer, was a huge task for me. > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > On 28 October 2011 13:15, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> wow so many sorrys. >> I remember once I was in Pokhara Nepal for an international conference on >> orchids. There was one dry Ficus tree outside our hotel and it had around 14 >> species of orchids. I used to stand there and count if I missed anything :)). >> I wish i could have brought home, the TREE :))!! >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry, There are 2 orchids in the back grounds in DSC_3862a I ment the one >>> just behind the Dendrobium. >>> Please see DSC_3862b instead of DSC_3862a for Xenikophyton smeeanum in the >>> back ground. >>> Regards >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 28 October 2011 13:10, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes this is Dendrobium aquem. >>>> This species had been reported by Abraham and Vatsala from Muthukuzhivayal >>>> (further south in the higher altitudes of Kalakkad Mudenthurai Tiger >>>> Reserve in Tamil Nadu) in 1981. >>>> Further, D. aquem has been repoirted from Silent Valley National Park by >>>> K. S Manilal (1988) in his Flora of Silent Valley >>>> The orchid in the Back ground of DSC_3862a could be Xenikophyton smeeanum >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Giby >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 28 October 2011 12:56, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>>>> >>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>>> >>>>> “My guess is Dendrobium formosum Roxb. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Raju” >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> “Resembles very much Dendrobium aqueum of north w ghats, but I am not >>>>> sure if that also occurs in Silent valley. Regards, Shrikant” >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> “Here is a web link which mentions Dendrobium aqueum location specifics >>>>> in Tamil nadu and Karnataka. >>>>> Plant Summary: >>>>> Dendrobium aqueum is an exquisite epiphytic orchid found in Kolli Hills >>>>> Tamil Nadu, Himvad Gopalswamy betta in Karnataka and Coorg. >>>>> >>>>> Read more: >>>>> http://www.itslife.in/2010/05/orchid-dendrobium-aqueum#ixzz1S6dEvEKG >>>>> Thanks & Regards >>>>> Raghu” >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 13 July 2011 16:49 >>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:73973] Silent Valley's flamboyant resident | >>>>> White Orchid - 13Jul11AR02 >>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Silent Valley's flamboyant resident | White Orchid - 13Jul11AR02 >>>>> >>>>> Date/Time-08 Nov 2008 >>>>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Silent Valley, Kerala >>>>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Hill Garden >>>>> P >>>>> lant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- >>>>> Height/Length-approx - 3 feet, >>>>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Alternate, 10cms approx, Brown and dry >>>>> Inflorescence Type/ Size- >>>>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-3-5cms approx, White >>>>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- >>>>> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Raghu >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & >>>>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>>>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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