Cascading whorls of unprecedental joy...| Orchid ID -20Aug2011AR02

[raghu ananth]

Monsoon Magic - Cascading whorls of unprecedental joy...

(Orchidaceae 

related to Pholidota imbricata ?

Date/Time-27 Jul 2011 12:10

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Bhagamandala, Coorg, Karnataka, 1535 meter

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild, Western ghats, 

Quite common herb on the  forested tree barks.

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Herb, Epiphytic-Non Parasitic

Height/Length-approx - flower cluster  + leaf length=70-80cms

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Elliptic,elongated, Single Leaf on top of the bulb, 40-50 cms

Inflorescence Type/ Size-Pendulous flowers

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-Small-cluster of flowers, 1.5cms, Dirty Brown/White/Pink

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-  Pseudo bulbs-5 

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Feeding Ants inside the flower

Regards

Raghu

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

Thanks for sharing.
This is Pholidota imbricata.
Pankaj

>  DSC_6028 Bulb.jpg
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>  DSC_6026 Flower Cluster.jpg
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>  DSC_6027 FlowerCloseup.jpg
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>  DSC_6029 Herb.jpg
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[Smilax004]

Yes, Pholidota pallida of Orchidaceae family.



Regards,
Giby

[Gurcharan Singh]

I hope the two are distinct species

Is it P. imbricata (Pankaj ji, Raghu ji?) or P. pallida (Giby ji).?

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Pholidota pallida and Pholidota imbricata are very much different from
each other. The lateral sepals are connate at the base in Pholidota
pallida. To me this is P. imbricata as in many of the closeups you can
actually see them separate.
Gibs, please, look at the flower on the lower right hand side of the
stalk. Both lateral sepals are very much separate!! Even the bulbs are
much elongated and glabrous in P. pallida.
Pankaj

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[Pankaj Kumar]

I was talking about the third image for flower closeup.
Pankaj

[raghu ananth]

The names Pholidota pallida  & Pholidota imbricata seems synonymous.

Reference

From orchids.Wikia.com

http://orchids.wikia.com/wiki/Pholidota_pallida

Common Name: The Pale Pholidota

SynonymsEdit

1. Coelogyne calceata Rchb.f. 1862
2. Coelogyne pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1862
3. Pholidota imbricata var. sessilis Hook.f. 1890
4. Pholidota pallida var. sessilis (Hook.f.) P.K.Sarkar 1984
5. Pholidota schlechteri Gagnep. 1931
6. Pholidota yunnanensis Schltr. 1924
7. Pholidota yunpeensis Hu 1925

http://www.orchidspecies.com/pholpallida.htm

Regards

Raghu

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From: Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com>
To: Smilax004 <giby.ku...@gmail.com>
Cc: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>; PANKAJ KUMAR <sahani...@gmail.com>; raghu ananth <ragh...@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:77722] Re: Cascading whorls of unprecedental joy...| Orchid ID -20Aug2011AR02

[Pankaj Kumar]

Please check again Raghu sir

Your link is not saying them as synonyms.

Pankaj

[Giby Kuriakose]

I was using both name as synonyms (I shall provide reference for this later). 

But, now, I am sure that they are not synonymous.   

http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Orchidaceae/Pholidota/

Thanks to Singh Ji and Pankaj for clarification.

Further, I think, the identification by Pankaj Ji is correct and please ignore my id. 

I think the picture in Dinesh Ji's Photo stream in the following link would also be P.imbricata.  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5592368919/

If flower picture is available then it would be easy to confirm the same. 

Regards,

Giby  

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