More Orchids

[Neil Soares]

Hi,
Taken at Shahapur [near Bombay] on Sunday.
1. The Foxtail Orchid [Rhynchostylis retusa].
& 2.The Banded Button Orchid [Acampe praemorsa].
With regards,
Neil Soares.

[J.M. Garg]

Wonderful, Neil ji.
Here is a small link for Foxtail Orchid [Rhynchostylis retusa]: http://www.natureproducts.net/Forest_Products/Orchids/Rhynchostylis/Rhynchostylis.html

& for Banded Button Orchid [Acampe praemorsa]:
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Acampe%20Orchid.html

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[Kiran Srivastava]

Nice to see those, Neil! I have seen the Banded Button Orchid growing
amongst the open rocks on some of the low hills of Sanjay Gandhi National
Park (SGNP), Mumbai.

Cheers,
Kiran Srivastava
Mumbai
kir...@vsnl.net