Yes they have been put as synonym but its not right. Pankaj
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you very much Pankaj and Sweedle for correcting the ID. > > Clarification regarding citation -- is it *Habenaria ovalifolia* *Wight* ? > It is put as synonym of *Habenaria furcifera* Lindl. at The Plants List. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This is Habenaria ovalifolia. >> Thanks to Sweedle for bringing this out. >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Wednesday, 19 September 2012 03:53:35 UTC+8, Dinesh Valke wrote: >>> >>> via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> >>> > H <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/h> >>> > >>> *Habenaria furcifera* Lindl. ... (*family*: Orchidaceae) >>> [image: Habenaria >>> furcifera]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/7980254805/> >>> >>> [image: Flowers of >>> India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Forked%20Habenaria.html> >>> [image: Discussions at >>> efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Habenaria%20furcifera> >>> [image: more views in >>> flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Habenariafurcifera&m=tags&z=m> >>> [image: more views on Google >>> Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Habenariafurcifera&format=kml_nl> >>> >>> >>> *hab-en-AR-ee-uh* -- from the Latin *habena* (rein or strap), referring >>> to shape of orchid's spur ... Dave's >>> Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Habenaria> >>> ¿ *fur-KIF-er-a* ? -- from the Greek *furca* (fork) and *fera*(bearing) >>> >>> *commonly known as*: forked >>> habenaria<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/forked-habenaria>• >>> *Marathi*: नांगें हबेअमरी nange >>> habe-amri<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/nangem-habe-amari-nange-habe-amri>• >>> *Nepali*: सन्कालो >>> sankalo<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/sankalo-sankalo> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Habenaria furcifera* Lindl. ... *synonyms*: *Habenaria >>> hamigera* Griff. • *Habenaria modesta* Dalzell • *Habenaria >>> ovalifolia*Wight • >>> *Habenaria tenuicornis* Wall. ex Hook.f. [Invalid] ... The Plants >>> List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-94668> >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >>> ~ ~ >>> Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary ... 02 SEP 12 >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- *********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. 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: 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194* * * * * --

