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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 6, 2024, 2:52:55 PM3/6/24
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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, 3:00:54 PM3/6/24
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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, 3:01:29 PM3/6/24
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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, 3:01:55 PM3/6/24
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Mar 6, 2024, 3:06:16 PM3/6/24
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Mar 6, 2024, 3:11:12 PM3/6/24
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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, 3:34:11 PM3/6/24
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OK Sam !
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Mar 15, 2024, 7:34:14 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, 7:51:40 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, 4:54:26 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, 6:13:47 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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