I cant imagine this to be in South of 24 Parganas. Strange. I reported it for the first time in Jharkhand. Its not there in Orissa. Not even in Bangladesh. This plant is most probably planted or an escape from gardens. It is found on middle of higher elevations in West Bengal and then northeastwards. Pankaj
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear ALl: > > > Thanks for appreciation... Gurcharanji, Tanay, Vijay, Balkar, Prasad, > Maduri/Bhagyashri, Rakesh and Pankaj, Ritesh.. > > > @ Ritesh... I cropped one from a zoom pic... which is the best I can > find... > hope it does for your information... tell me what info you derive from > this pic.. > > AND RITESH and PANKAJ... tell how to really photograph an orchid not > just for beauty but for scientific information.... generally I dont > like to take flowers apart and take petals etc... when in wild.. > I dont mind doing it to bought plants or flowers... > > @ Pankaj... its wild... not planted by human hands... quite common it > seems in Bengal, at least when we were young, my sister remembers > these in south 24 paraganas on mango trees... > and if you read the last paragraph !!carefully :) !! our rules of > serendipity that day was NATURAL..not man made... and it also in the > story.. in a village across the ganges from Calcutta... :)... > > AND WHAT IS "OIKOS as Rakesh has told us... > > @ Rakesh... how do I get to see this cover of OIKOS..whatever that > is... and Thanks for telling me... > > usha di > ======== > > > > > > > On Jan 16, 7:39 pm, ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Ritesh wanted to see a close up... this is the best.... >> >> will do? >> hope it does... >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Orchid Conservation Section 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: pku...@kbfg.org sahanipan...@gmail.com pankajsah...@rediffmail.com Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251 (mobile)
