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Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 17, 2018, 10:45:13 AM10/17/18

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Dear Members,

Location: Shivapuri National Park,Nepal

Date: 24 August 2018

Elevation:7800 ft.

Habit : Wild

Is it Orchidaceae ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 17, 2018, 6:26:26 PM10/17/18

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Wow, very nice.

This is a Gastrodia. I need to check properly. Will get back to you later.

Pankaj

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Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 17, 2018, 8:08:06 PM10/17/18

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Ok Pankaj.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 17, 2018, 8:54:51 PM10/17/18

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Respected sir

I think this is a new record for Nepal.

Either a new species or Gastrodia dyeriana reported from Sikkim side.

You need to collect and dissect if you can and take good pics to publish it.

Could very well be a new species too, but cant confirm without looking at dissected flower.

Thanks and regards

Pankaj

J.M. Garg

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Oct 21, 2018, 4:25:43 AM10/21/18

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Thanks a lot, Pankaj ji

Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 21, 2018, 12:54:41 PM10/21/18

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Dear Pankaj,

Did not find any image in the net except for the sketch from the link Jay's Orchid :

https://www.google.com.np/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orchidspecies.com%2Forphotdir%2Fgasdyeriana.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orchidspecies.com%2Fgasdyeriana.htm&docid=FoNcX_VKB0e50M&tbnid=is9VamTmpt8cnM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwj12v7C-JfeAhWTYysKHX12DLgQMwg6KAAwAA..i&w=600&h=824&itg=1&bih=501&biw=1093&q=Gastrodia%20dyeriana&ved=0ahUKEwj12v7C-JfeAhWTYysKHX12DLgQMwg6KAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8

However, image from the book from Naresh Swamy is matching with Gastrodia dyeriana KIng & Pantling.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Nov 9, 2019, 2:05:24 AM11/9/19

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Dear Pankaj,

One Gastrodia falconeri is found listed in Nepal in the new book by DPR,Nepal

but it does not look like matching. Any opinion?

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

Pankaj Kumar

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Nov 9, 2019, 2:55:33 AM11/9/19

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No sir, this is not Gastrodia falconeri.

Here is falconeri:

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

Saroj Kasaju

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Nov 9, 2019, 3:13:13 AM11/9/19

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Thank you Pankaj. I was with the same oipinion. Since there is no other listed is it