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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Apr 28, 2024, 2:49:36 PM4/28/24
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Please ID wild Orchid, kind regards, Sam.

Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA

Altitude: 1500fsl

Flower date: 02JAN2023, 02pm

Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy grassland misty windy alpine 

Plant habit: lithophyte/epiphyte Orchid, obliquely unbranched, weak fleshy cylindrical pseudo stem 01cm base circumference, perennial

Host tree:

Height: 20cm

Leaves:

Flower: terminally spike inflorescence, diameter:03cmm, violet, non fragrant

Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid ridges

Seed: 

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Apr 28, 2024, 2:51:32 PM4/28/24
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Apr 28, 2024, 2:59:28 PM4/28/24
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Apr 29, 2024, 8:54:26 AM4/29/24
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Lower petal missing?
Regards, Sam.

J.M. Garg

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May 8, 2024, 7:38:39 AM5/8/24
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Thanks, Sam ji, for the beautiful images. 

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J.M. Garg

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May 8, 2024, 7:39:10 AM5/8/24
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Thanks, Sam ji, for the beautiful images. 

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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 at 00:19
Subject: [efloraofindia:464597] 552 ID wild Orchid
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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May 8, 2024, 11:03:21 AM5/8/24
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Dear Garg ji,
Thank you very much for the great appreciation.  This Orchid mostly as lithophyte obliquely in places having good sunlight and plenty of wind, but it's accidentally growing as an epiphyte.  With kind regards, Sam.

Pankaj Kumar

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May 8, 2024, 12:00:09 PM5/8/24
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The lip is missing, so it is not easy to confirm. There are Dendrobium barbatulum and Dendrobium kallarense both found in South.
While some believe they are some, others say they are different. Former has acute lip apex and latter has obtuse.
Pankaj

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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May 8, 2024, 12:10:56 PM5/8/24
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Dear Pankaj ji,
Thank you very much for ID with detailed description.  I think it is very close to Dendrobium kallarense, because most Google images showing as lithophyte.
With regards, Sam.

Pankaj Kumar

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May 8, 2024, 12:19:54 PM5/8/24
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Possible.
But I dont remember an orchid that grows exclusively on rocks.
Many terrestrial orchids and many epiphytic orchids, both can grow on rocks. Maybe Dendrobium kallarense is a unique case, who knows.
Best regards
Pankaj

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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May 8, 2024, 12:30:42 PM5/8/24
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Dear Pankaj ji, 
Yes, I agree with you.
Here, this Orchids having good population growing as lithophyte in height, can't take closeups.  It was then that a plant was noticed growing on a tree so close that it could be photographed by chance.
Kind regards, Sam.

Saroj Kasaju

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May 9, 2024, 4:54:16 AM5/9/24
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Dendrobium kallarense is white flowers??
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


Sam Kuzhalanattu

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May 9, 2024, 7:56:21 AM5/9/24
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Dear Saroj ji,
Google images showing pink flowers.
Regards, Sam.

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Saroj Kasaju

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May 9, 2024, 8:41:42 AM5/9/24
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Yes, I got confused with another post with white flowers which is yet to be ID .

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

Pankaj Kumar

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May 9, 2024, 10:37:37 AM5/9/24
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Barbatullum can have white or pink flowers. Kallarense when reported had pink flowers.
Pankaj
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