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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 11, 2025, 2:36:12 AMOct 11
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Please ID wild Orchid, kind regards, Sam.
Location: Eravikulam National Park Rajaimalai Munnar Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 7400fsl
Flower date: 19AUG2025, 11.45am
Habitat: wild moisture sloppy misty evergreen canopied shola forest highland/montane 
Plant habit: small erect unbranched terrestrial Orchid, weak fleshy pseudo-stem 09mm base diameter, rhizomatous, perennial
Height: 10cm
Leaves: alternate elliptic acute leathery wavy, size upto: 10×6cm
Flower: terminal spike inflorescence, greenish purple, non fragrant diameter:08mm
Fruit: 
Seed:

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 11, 2025, 2:38:36 AMOct 11
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Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 11, 2025, 2:57:53 AMOct 11
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Flower images are not so clear, however, please check Liparis barbata Lindl..
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 11, 2025, 3:10:20 AMOct 11
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Yes, it is Liparis barbata, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my Orchid, kind regards, Sam.

Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 12, 2025, 2:49:49 AMOct 12
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OK Sam.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Oct 31, 2025, 9:38:14 AMOct 31
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From: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 at 19:01
Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:482857] 712 ID wild Orchid
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>, Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzh...@gmail.com>


Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Flower images are not so clear, however, please check Liparis barbata Lindl..
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju                                         

Yes, it is Liparis barbata, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my Orchid, kind regards, Sam. 


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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 31, 2025, 10:05:54 AMOct 31
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Dear Garg ji,
Thank you very much for forwarding my request for identification.
Kind regards, Sam.

On Fri, 31 Oct, 2025, 7:06 pm J.M. Garg, <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Flower images are not so clear, however, please check Liparis barbata Lindl..
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju                                         

Yes, it is Liparis barbata, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my Orchid, kind regards, Sam. 


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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 at 12:06
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Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 31, 2025, 11:03:36 AMOct 31
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Cant confirm from these images. But surely a Liparis or Stigmatodactylus but the latter is not known from South India. 
Pankaj

On Fri, 31 Oct 2025 at 09:36, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Flower images are not so clear, however, please check Liparis barbata Lindl..
Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju                                         

Yes, it is Liparis barbata, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my Orchid, kind regards, Sam. 


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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 at 12:06
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 31, 2025, 11:09:54 AMOct 31
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Thank you very much dear Pankaj ji for your observation.
Kind regards, Sam.
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