Thank you sir indeed Habenaria grandifloriform, very interesting part is the presence of a Single leaf. The species seems to be endemic and confined to little higher altitude of Shayadri hills. They seem to be in danger thanks to pollution and littering of the Shayadri hills by the unruly Mumbai tourists.
Thank for the insight. On Tue, 16 Aug 2022, 1:04 pm Pankaj Kumar, <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like Habenaria grandifloriformis. > Pankaj > > > On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 at 14:44, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks, Santhosh ji >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J. M. Garg >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Prof. Dr. Santhosh Kumar Rajamani <minerva.sa...@gmail.com> >> Date: Tue, 16 Aug, 2022, 11:58 am >> Subject: Request for an ID of this ground Orchid >> To: J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> >> >> >> I would like to trouble you again with the request to Identify this >> Orchid, which is possibly Platanthera species, bone of the photos on >> internet match. It seems to resemble Plantanthera bifolia but flowers have >> longer spurs. >> >> The following features of this Orchid are distinct from described >> Plantanthera. >> 2 pairs of Long, dissemilar Long labial spurs, >> Upper pairs longer than lower pairs >> White flower >> Single white Flowers borne of recurved stems >> Single leaf only >> Size of flower is only 1cm long, single flower borne on long, recuved >> inflorescence. >> >> Habitat:marshy river banks of Lonavala Maharashtra >> >> >> Thank you >> >> >> > > -- > > *Pankaj Kumar* MSc, PhD, FLS > > IUCN-SSC Red List Authority for Orchids of Asia > > IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia; Global Orchid Trade Group; Western > Ghats Plant Specialist Group > > Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. China > > *email*: sahanipan...@gmail.com; pku...@kfbg.org > *Phone*: +852 9436 6251 (mobile) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADbVdh7FrcBC0uRE0nLuM%3DBgbOzpdQHyg4D0feUmOzPd%2BAdxNQ%40mail.gmail.com.
