538 ID wild Orchid

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 6, 2024, 9:52:55 AM3/6/24

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Please ID wild Orchid, kind regards, Sam.

Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA

Altitude: 1500fsl

Flower date: 29JAN24, 12.50pm

Habitat: wild moisture rock outcrop evergreen misty sloppy canopied alpine

Plant habit: micro terrestrial orchid, erect unbranched, weak fleshy velvety greenish cylindrical stem 05mm base diameter, rhizomatous base, annual

Height: 04 meters

Leaves: alternate elliptic acute leathery smooth fleshy

Flower: terminally spike inflorescence, diameter: 03.5mm, white with yellow spot, non fragrant

Fruit: capsule ridges green into brown ovoid size: 10x3mm

Seed:

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

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Saroj Kasaju

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Mar 6, 2024, 10:00:54 AM3/6/24

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Zeuxine gracilis (Breda) Blume

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Madhusudhan Khanal

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Mar 6, 2024, 10:01:29 AM3/6/24

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Although the bract seems longer than the length of the flower it looks close to Z.gracilis. kindly check once.

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Madhusudhan

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 6, 2024, 10:01:55 AM3/6/24

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Height corrected to 10cm

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 6, 2024, 10:06:16 AM3/6/24

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 6, 2024, 10:11:12 AM3/6/24

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Yes, it is Zeuxine gracilis dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my Orchid, with kind regards, Sam.

Saroj Kasaju

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Mar 6, 2024, 10:34:11 AM3/6/24

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OK Sam !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Mar 15, 2024, 3:34:14 AM3/15/24

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Thanks, Saroj ji and Madhusudhan ji, for id as Zeuxine gracilis (Breda) Blume

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 15, 2024, 3:51:40 AM3/15/24

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Dear Madhusudhan ji,

Thank you very much for the identification of my Orchid, with kind regards, Sam.

Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 17, 2024, 12:54:26 AM3/17/24

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Not possible to confirm without dissection but this could be Zeuxine gracilis.

Pankaj

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 17, 2024, 2:13:47 AM3/17/24

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Thank you very much dear Pankaj ji for your great observation, with kind regards, Sam.

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