In the first pic, you have another orchid, what is that? Aerides? Pankaj
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Smithsonia viridiflora(Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha 1974 > Syn. Aerides dalzelliana Syn. Gastrochilus dalzelliana > > Amboli flora is best in monsoons but in summer these epiphytic orchids are > treat to your eyes. > This orchid has very small flowers 1.5 cm in clusters. These were observed > hardly 1-2 feet from the grounds.Amboi is a hill station in Maharashtra in > western ghats with rich biodiversity. > Dr Satish Phadke. > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
