Zeuxine affinis (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f.

Saroj Kasaju

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Apr 18, 2023, 10:53:43 AM4/18/23

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Dear Members,

Location: Suryavinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Date: 17 April 2023
Elevation: 1536 m.
Habit : Wild

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Saroj Kasaju

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Apr 18, 2023, 10:53:57 AM4/18/23

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Apr 18, 2023, 10:54:12 AM4/18/23

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Apr 18, 2023, 10:54:56 AM4/18/23

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Apr 21, 2023, 3:21:06 AM4/21/23

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On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 8:38 PM Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Saroj Kasaju

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Apr 21, 2023, 5:39:38 AM4/21/23

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Some feedback on FB page !

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Apr 21, 2023, 5:40:18 AM4/21/23

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Saroj Kasaju

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Apr 23, 2023, 1:23:08 AM4/23/23

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Please have a look at the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/messenger_media/?attachment_id=547967764184058&message_id=mid.%24cAABa82nDQqSNy61VAWHmmf5i7xeP&thread_id=100001712615147

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Saroj Kasaju

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Apr 25, 2023, 2:22:39 AM4/25/23

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Any opinion from members ?

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Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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May 6, 2023, 2:57:45 AM5/6/23

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Thanks, Saroj ji.

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May 6, 2023, 2:58:16 AM5/6/23

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Thanks, Saroj ji.

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From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 at 12:50
Subject: Re: Zeuxine affinis (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
To: efloraindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

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May 6, 2023, 2:58:38 AM5/6/23

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Thanks, Saroj ji.

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From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 at 15:09
Subject: Re: Zeuxine affinis (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
To: efloraindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

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Pankaj Kumar

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May 6, 2023, 8:32:11 AM5/6/23

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Very nice !!

Zeuxine affinis!

Pankaj

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Pankaj Kumar MSc, PhD, FLS

IUCN-SSC Red List Authority for Orchids of Asia

IUCN-SSC: China Species Specialist Group, Orchid Specialist Group of Asia,

Global Orchid Trade Group, Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group

Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA

email: sahani...@gmail.com; Pankaj...@ttu.edu | Phone: +1 806 317 7623 (USA); +852 9436 6251 (Hong Kong)

Saroj Kasaju

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May 7, 2023, 2:48:23 AM5/7/23

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Thank you Dr. Kumar.

May I have your opinion on Z. grandis ??

Saroj Kasaju

Pankaj Kumar

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May 7, 2023, 11:13:18 AM5/7/23

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Yeah my friend this this is grandis not affinis.

Pankaj

Saroj Kasaju

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May 7, 2023, 11:20:19 AM5/7/23

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Thank you Dr. Kumar !

Please have a look at the following links !

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/-UOAuhFOaJg/m/PfNm-474AwAJ - Same location.

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/l-vmgLcvf5w/m/cgNf3oYxBgAJ - Same location.

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/uRdCQwrfitg/m/IRZnnpcPAQAJ- Little higher up from the above two links.

https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/4JO0Pfl0VRM/m/0--YTYGJAwAJ- West Nepal. Very far from this location

Saroj Kasaju

Pankaj Kumar

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May 7, 2023, 11:24:40 AM5/7/23

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Very strange. The lip of the current post doesn’t look same as the one in the first link. Need to sit down and check properly. Affinis lip front lobes are much larger than grandis and are not very smooth in affinis but smooth outlined in grandis.

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