Dear Pravin,
This is Cottonia peduncularis. The species got the name because of the
longer peduncle. And it is commonly called as the BEE ORCHID.
Congrats for the good pictures.
Regards,
Giby
ATREE, Bangalore
On Apr 18, 9:06 am, tanay bose <
tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you satish ji,
> I am bit weak in orchids thanks for the name its new to me
> thank you
> tanay
>
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Satish Phadke <
phadke.sat...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > This is *Cottonia peduncularis* an epiphytic orchid(Bharmari in Marathi.)
> > It is also called as Bee orchid.
> > The lip of the flower looks very similar to certain type of a bee.
> > Even the smell is similar and the stalk of the inflorescence is long and
> > it moves with wind as if the bee is flying.
> > This movement attracts the male bee which tries to mate this female bee
> > mimic eventually helping the pollination.The pollens are carried to the next
> > flower subsequently.
> > Nature is GRREAT !!!
> > Dr Satish Phadke
>
> > On 17 April 2010 23:51, Satish Phadke <
phadke.sat...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Very nice pictures of Cottonia peduncularis or Bee orchid.
> > > Dr Phadke
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> > > On 17 April 2010 19:32, Pravin Kawale <
kawale.pra...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >> Hi,
> > >> Id please
> > >> Cymbidium spp?
> > >> Date/Time :18 April 2010 9.00 am
> > >> Location : Karnala Bird Sanctury
> > >> Habitat : Moist deciduos forest
> > >> Plant Habit :Epiphytic herb
> > >> Thanks in advance
>
> > >> DSC04160.JPG
> > >> DSC04144.JPG
> > >> DSC04158.JPG
> > >> DSC04159.JPG
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