Thank you Rashida ji for a confirmation. I have been following 'The Orchids of Bombay' by Santapau Kapadia for ID. Could you pls give a similar dichotomous key for Eria genus to compare.(Sorry, I don't have a copy of flora of Maha) Regards, Shrikant
On Oct 2, 3:21 pm, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com> wrote: > These tiny orchids -Eria conrardii Almeida were seen last week at Amboli, > Maharashtra. As Dr. Almeida explained this was given an incorrrect > description as Eris dalzellii Lindl, type of Dalzellii was different, hence > the new name after the director for a brief period of Blatter herbarium. A > very interesting explanation is available in Dr. Almeida's flora of Mah.Vvol > V -A pg 42/43. > > regards, > Rashida. > > Eria conrardii Almeida at Amboli.JPG > 664KViewDownload > > Eria conrardii Almeida.JPG > 409KViewDownload > > Eria conrardii on the bark of Anjan tree.JPG > 578KViewDownload > > Erias at Amboli.JPG > 524KViewDownload
