Eulophia dabia (D.Don) Hochr.: Ground orchid from Manas by J.P.Das

Pankaj Kumar

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27 Sept 2010, 3:30:37 pm27/09/10

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Eulophia dabia (D.Don) Hochr., Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 270 (1910).

This is not my picture but one of the earlier post by Mr. J.P.Das.
Resurfacing this to make the complete set.
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Please identify this species of ground orchid from Manas National
Park..observed inside a burnt grassland ....

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Pankaj Kumar

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Pankaj Oudhia

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27 Sept 2010, 4:19:50 pm27/09/10

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Thanks for this very important series. Missing the local names. I have to check my database for the local names in Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and surrounding areas. For example Vanda is known as Kauagodi in Chhattisgarh Plains. The southern Chhattisgarh it is considered similar to Majurgodi. In Orissa it is known by alteast ten different local names. Little excercise is required so that we can write the local names in Dinesh ji's style.

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Pankaj Oudhia

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Pankaj Kumar

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27 Sept 2010, 4:26:35 pm27/09/10

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those are cute names. I assume godi means laps? Crow's Laps, Peacock's
Laps..... What do you think they are related to....
Very commonly Vanda is called BANDA by the tribals of JHK. But that is
meant for anything growing on other trees. Specifically they call
Vanda tessellata as Bandar Kanwa, may be the petals look like ears of
a Monkey by colour and appearance.
For your information, the name Vanda is inspired from the word VANADA
in sanskrit which is used to describe any plant growing on other
plant.
These Eulophias as often called Huka Kanda. Refering to the bulbous
base and floral stalk, which gives it a appearance of HUKKA, the royal
or the Rajasthani object used for smoking..... :)) ....and yes they
are medicinal too.
Pankaj

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Pankaj Oudhia

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27 Sept 2010, 4:35:00 pm27/09/10

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Thanks for the information. When I posted the picture of Vanda to my farmers, traders and Healers of Jharkhand I received over 150 responses with tens of local names with interesting stories. Bandar Kanwa is one of these names. In North Chhattisgarh Bandar changes into Bendra.

Orchid was not by favorite subject but I continued to document the information. Now your expertise in this field is motivating me to recollect the memories again.

regards

Pankaj Oudhia

Pankaj Kumar

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27 Sept 2010, 4:40:57 pm27/09/10

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hehehehe....for sure orchids have high potential for medicinal value,
you just need to know and understand. Any plant which is succulent or
xerophytic in nature stores a lot of alkaloids and other active
constituents in them which is the main source of their medicinal
properties. You never know, you may find something extraordinary
soon!!
So best of luck.
Pankaj

Gurcharan Singh

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27 Sept 2010, 6:25:54 pm27/09/10

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Really nice treat of orchids today, thanks for showing us such a good collection and diversity.

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Pankaj Kumar

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22 Mar 2011, 1:40:01 am22/03/11

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I have been long confused with this group of Orchids, Eulophias, and
keep rechecking and changing the names.
I think its a good news, that I believe this is not Eulophia dabia.
WHY?
Because last week I found the plant that truly represents Eulophia dabia......
This plant matches well with Eulophia graminea

Eulophia graminea Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 182 (1833).

Synonyms:
Graphorkis graminea (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891).
Eulophia inconspicua Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 349 (1851).
Eulophia sinensis Miq., J. Bot. Néerl. 1: 91 (1861).
Eulophia decipiens Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist.
45(2): 155 (1876).
Graphorkis decipiens (Kurz) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891).
Graphorkis inconspicua (Griff.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891).
Eulophia ramosa Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 332
(1911), nom. illeg.
Eulophia venusta Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 72 (1919).
Eulophia gusukumae Masam., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 24: 208 (1934).
Eulophia ucbii Malhotra & Balodi, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26: 92 (1984
publ. 1985).

Please check the leaves as well as tubers to confirm
This is what happens when we id plants from pictures. I keep telling
people to send me samples but till date I have got samples just from
Ms. Smita.
But anyways, orchids I believe are one of the most peculiar group of
plants and yet not understood properly. Their morphology changes with
the environmental conditions and sometimes, so drastically that no one
can reach to he conclusion, I am just a kid!!

Please accept my apologies for the mistake.

Regards
Pankaj

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Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Regards
Pankaj

JM Garg

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25 Feb 2019, 5:59:39 am25/02/19

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Regards
Pankaj

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Ushadi Micromini

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26 Feb 2019, 3:07:03 am26/02/19

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Pankaj

your detailed response

and apology for being a kid

are both welcome

and accepted

keep on learning

and teaching us

usha di

ps question

can anyone pack up and send you a specimen for id

what are the formalities?

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J.M. Garg

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1 Mar 2019, 10:57:37 pm01/03/19

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Hi, Pankaj ji,

Can you have a relook at id as to me looks different from images on net.

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12 Mar 2019, 5:58:47 am12/03/19

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Pankaj Kumar

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12 Mar 2019, 7:27:45 am12/03/19

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I have checked it so many times in vain.

But, then I tried to look outside India and I came across a species called Eulophia dentata. Seems like a good match but I am not sure. Its not always good to identify just with one picture. Whatever it is, it is a new record for India.

Or, it is a deformed form of Eulophia graminea.

But I have seen lot of graminea across its range. I have known many Eulophia too but I have never seen a labellum with such dentate margin of midlobe.

The reason why I have been careful these days before attaching a name is that I made a mistake recently and I have lost my confidence. But trust me I tried hard to make this out..

Could very well be a new species.

Thanks and regards

Pankaj

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