Habenaria crinifera, Doll Orchid from N. Western Ghats 04092011

[Shrikant Ingalhalikar]

A rare epiphytic orchid found on moss covered stems of old trees in evergreen forests. Plant about 10-20 cm tall, leafy at base; leaves 2-3, oblong, 5-15 cm. Flowers in short racemes 5-8 cm long on peduncles 10-20 cm long. Bracts 1 cm. Capsules 3-4 cm. Possibly the only species of the genus that is epiphytic (at least in NW Ghats), the rest being terrestrial. Flowering presently along with terestrial Habenarias. Regards, 

Shrikant Ingalhalikar
12 Varshanand Society
Anandnagar Sinhagad Road
Pune 411 051. www.idsahyadri.com
Tel 91 20 2435 0765.
Fax 91 20 2438 9190.

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[Prashant awale]

Wow, fantastic.

Thanks Shrikant ji for this post of Bahuli Habenaria.

Regards

Prashant

[raju]

Dear Shrikantji,

Thanks for showing such a beautiful Habenaria

Regards,

On Sep 4, 3:26 pm, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow, fantastic.
> Thanks Shrikant ji for this post of Bahuli Habenaria.
> Regards
> Prashant
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> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar
> <le...@rediffmail.com>wrote:
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> > A rare epiphytic orchid found on moss covered stems of old trees in
> > evergreen forests. Plant about 10-20 cm tall, leafy at base; leaves 2-3,
> > oblong, 5-15 cm. Flowers in short racemes 5-8 cm long on peduncles 10-20 cm
> > long. Bracts 1 cm. Capsules 3-4 cm. Possibly the only species of the genus
> > that is epiphytic (at least in NW Ghats), the rest being terrestrial.
> > Flowering presently along with terestrial Habenarias. Regards,
>
> > Shrikant Ingalhalikar
> > 12 Varshanand Society
> > Anandnagar Sinhagad Road
> > Pune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.com
> > Tel 91 20 2435 0765.
> > Fax 91 20 2438 9190.
>

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[Ushadi micromini]

What a beauty , beautifully photographed ... I vote for this one..
Usha di

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On Sep 4, 1:01 pm, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" <le...@rediffmail.com>
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> A rare epiphytic&nbsp;orchid found on moss covered stems of old trees in evergreen forests. Plant about 10-20 cm tall, leafy at base; leaves 2-3, oblong, 5-15 cm. Flowers in short racemes 5-8 cm long on peduncles 10-20 cm long. Bracts 1 cm. Capsules 3-4 cm. Possibly the only species of the genus that is epiphytic (at least in NW Ghats), the rest being terrestrial. Flowering presently along with terestrial Habenarias. Regards,&nbsp;Shrikant Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand SocietyAnandnagar Sinhagad RoadPune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel91 20 2435 0765.Fax 91 20 2438 9190.
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>  Habenaria_crinifera.jpg
> 1655KViewDownload

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

I didnt know that it was epiphytic.....thanks a lot for sharing this
beautiful pic. I imagine it look more like a VOODOO DOLL !!!
Pankaj

On Sep 4, 7:37 pm, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What a beauty , beautifully photographed ... I vote for this one..
> Usha di
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> On Sep 4, 1:01 pm, "Shrikant  Ingalhalikar" <le...@rediffmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > A rare epiphytic&nbsp;orchid found on moss covered stems of old trees in evergreen forests. Plant about 10-20 cm tall, leafy at base; leaves 2-3, oblong, 5-15 cm. Flowers in short racemes 5-8 cm long on peduncles 10-20 cm long. Bracts 1 cm. Capsules 3-4 cm. Possibly the only species of the genus that is epiphytic (at least in NW Ghats), the rest being terrestrial. Flowering presently along with terestrial Habenarias. Regards,&nbsp;Shrikant Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand SocietyAnandnagar Sinhagad RoadPune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel9120 2435 0765.Fax 91 20 2438 9190.
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> >  Habenaria_crinifera.jpg
> > 1655KViewDownload

[Madhuri Pejaver]

Beautiful sir Madhuri --- On Sun, 4/9/11, Shrikant Ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: