Malaxis muscifera ABJUL2017/22

[Ashwini Bhatia]

It was raining steadily by the time I found this orchid. The light was low and I had to ask my friend to hold an umbrella over me to protect the camera. The viewfinder was misting and the plant moving under droplets but I managed to take a few photos and hope these are enough to identify this. The black background is an open umbrella to stop the raindrops from moving the plant. Please advise.

Malaxis muscifera?

Between Triund and Snowline, Dharamshala, HP

3200m approx.

19 July 2017

Thanks.

Ashwini

[J.M. Garg]

Beautiful images. 

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Yes Malaxis muscifera.

Thanks a lot for sharing.

Pankaj

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[Ashwini Bhatia]

Thank you Pankaj ji for confirming this. I hope to walk up again next week and get better photographs.

With regards,

Ashwini

[Ashwini Bhatia]

I just realised that I did not share newer better photos of this orchid taken on my subsequent visits (including a small group at about 3500m). On 05 August, I found one ripening to translucent white and yet another (uprooted one without the roots) with seeds forming. Here are the results.

Thanks.

Ashwini

[J.M. Garg]

Superb images, Ashwini ji. 

[Pankaj Kumar]

Yes these are Malaxis muscifera. People have been collecting them for medicinal use and the population has been going down drastically. None of the so called Chavanparash companies cultivate these, but if they really use it in their product, then where do they get these from?

Good to see that they are fruiting.

Thanks for sharing.

Pankaj

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Pankaj ji. 

[Ashwini Bhatia]

Thank you Pankaj ji. I will keep an eye out for more of these.

Regards,

Ashwini

[Anil Thakur]

Wonderful pictures, Ashwani ji

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Nepali Name :  रसाभक  Rasaabhak 

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

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Wonderful pictures, Ashwani ji