Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K: 071111 SRANA 03

[Suresh Kumar Rana]

Request for Identification:

Date: 6th August 2011

Location: Paddar valley Kishtwar J&K.

Altitude: 2647 meters asl

GPS: 33.34 N and 76.20 E

Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb

Plant height: 1-3 feets

Thanks and regards

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Suresh Rana

[Giby Kuriakose]

This plant belongs to the family Orchidaceae. 

I am unable to go for a guess. 

I copy this mail to Dr. Pankaj Kumar as well, who would solve the id quest, for sure. 

Regards,

Giby

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[Satish Phadke]

Suresh ji
Orchid indeed. A slightly better picture would have helped to fast ID

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[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“This plant belongs to the family Orchidaceae.

I am unable to go for a guess.
I copy this mail to Dr. Pankaj Kumar as well, who would solve the id quest, for sure.

Regards,

Giby”

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[Suresh Kumar Rana]

Respected All

Can this plant be 

Bot name: Epipactis royleana

Attaching another picture for confirmation.

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Suresh Rana

[Pankaj Kumar]

Can you share some more pics plz along with the pic of whole plant. It
can be either of Epipactis royleana or E. gigantea.
Pankaj

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[P Prins]

This definitely isn't a typical royleana, which has uniformly purple, rather closed and hanging flowers, with the seed pods often swollen up (due to self-pollination?); see http://www.orchidspecies.com/epiproyleana.htm, etc.
I rather think that it could be Epipactis mairei, which has a pinkish color, open flowers with a light brown lip. It has been reported from Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and China.
See: http://www.orchidspecies.com/epipmairei.htm
and http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028658

Another possible sighting of Epipactis mairei in India is here on Eflora: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/xiGLi4IGeKk/O0rU7AYfBgAJ

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         Pieter Prins 

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Peter ji.

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[P Prins]

This is a typical Epipactis royleana due to the winglike callus on the lip. The purple one that I assumed was typical is atypical. My excuses for the confusion.  See my discussion and description of Epipactis

 royleana and mairei in another post in this group: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/xiGLi4IGeKk/hdzAz76XAgAJ

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Prins ji

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