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prasanna gogate

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Mar 6, 2011, 1:19:49 PM3/6/11

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it is orchid on caturnaregum spinosa

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Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 6, 2011, 1:28:50 PM3/6/11

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This is Oberonia, but cant confirm without high closeup of the flowers.
Pankaj

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:49 PM, prasanna gogate <goga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> it is orchid on caturnaregum spinosa

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manudev madhavan

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Mar 6, 2011, 11:03:16 PM3/6/11

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This could be Oberonia verticillata.

But with out a close up of Lip, am not sure..!!

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Satish Phadke

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Mar 7, 2011, 10:22:01 AM3/7/11

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Dear Prasanna
Oberonia indeed.Where did you find it; Konkan area? and which season ?In last few days?
Good catch...
Dr Phadke

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