P. farrieanum is there in different thread. Pankaj
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > YES>>>> Thats why plant hunters are so ill treated in some areas and > maligned by the british and american press... you should have seen > reviews of books about plant hunters. during the last thirty > years.. .books coming out of India office or british library related > authors... I did not save those reviews .(I did not save them ... > never knew I would correspond with a botany crowd) > > > HAVE SHOWN US A Paphiopedilum farrieanum here? > > Usha di > > ========== > > > On Dec 13, 10:53 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks a lot for the comments mam. >> yes Paphs are in great demand all over the world. People come to >> stealing it when they are not able to get it. >> There was a time when one Paph was collected form india and taken to >> UK. It was multiplied at a nursery and sold out in UK and neighboring >> areas. At one point their stocks ended and they had no more plants to >> sell. Then they kept an award of 1000 pounds (during British period) >> for whomsoever brings them one plant of the Paph. People set out on >> expedition all the way from Europe to north east India and adjoining >> areas and scratched lot of plants to take away home. The plant was >> Paphiopedilum farrieanum. Of course now the plant has been discovered >> in neighboring countries too. But during early 18th century, 1000 >> pounds was a big amount for one plant and the worst thing is, people >> came and collected unscrupulously from wild. >> Enjoy. >> Pankaj >> >> On Dec 13, 1:31 pm, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Pankaj, very nice pics... >> > I prdict that the lady's slippers in your picture 2 and 4 will become >> > all the rage and very popular atleast in the USA if released to the >> > horticulture industry for homebased woodlands... >> > Usha di >> > ========== >> > ps with prediction I adjure myself to long term follow up of lady's >> > slippers in various plant nursery specialty catalogues... >> >> > :) :) >> > =========== >> >> > On Dec 12, 5:39 pm, promila chaturvedi >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Thanks Dr. Pankaj Kumar for shoing all these lovely orchid series. >> > > Promila >> >> > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> > > > Lovely!!!! Beautiful Collection!!! >> >> > > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > > Some mixed and unidentified hybrids. from WOC, Singapore >> >> > > > > Pankaj >> >> > > > > -- >> > > > > ********************************************************************** >> > > > > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >> >> > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > > > > Conservation Officer >> >> > > > > Office: >> > > > > Flora Conservation Department >> > > > > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> > > > > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> > > > > Residence: >> > > > > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >> > > > > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> > > > > email: [email protected] >> > > > > [email protected] >> > > > > [email protected] >> > > > > Phone:+852 2483 7128begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +852 >> > > > > 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) >> > > > > +852 9436 >> > > > > 6251begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +852 9436 >> > > > > 6251 (mobile) >> >> > > > -- >> > > > Regards >> >> > > > Dr Balkar Singh >> > > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> > > > Arya P G College, Panipat >> > > > Haryana-132103 >> > > > 09416262964Thanks a lot mam -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251 (mobile)
