Re: [efloraofindia:0] Habenaria heyneana

Pankaj Kumar

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Aug 1, 2010, 4:22:20 AM8/1/10

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Nice one Mr. Prashant. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Pankaj

Prashant awale

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Aug 1, 2010, 4:03:53 AM8/1/10

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Dear Friends,

Toothbrush Orchid from Purandar Fort, Maharashtra.

Bot. name: Habenaria heyneana

Family: Orchidaceae

Date/Time: 31-07-2010 / 10:20AM

Location: Purandar Fort

Habitat: Wild
Plant Habit: Terrestrial herb

regards
Prashant

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tanay bose

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Aug 1, 2010, 8:34:05 AM8/1/10

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Lovely detailed catch Prasant Ji, the picture 2 tell us why it has such an odd common name!!

Tanay

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahani...@gmail.com> wrote:

Nice one Mr. Prashant. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Pankaj

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shubhada nikharge

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Aug 2, 2010, 8:56:38 AM8/2/10

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Hi Prashant ji,
Nice photographs as usual.
Few from me, taken at Kaas plateau, Satara, Maharashtra in Sept 2009.

Cheers,

Shubhada

"I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do."

From: Prashant awale <pka...@gmail.com>
To: indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sun, 1 August, 2010 1:33:53 PM
Subject: [efloraofindia:0] Habenaria heyneana

Habenaria heyneana Kangwa 2009_0912_kass_3_0140 e.jpg

Habenaria heyneana Kangwa 2009_0912_kass_3_0141 e.jpg

tanay bose

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Aug 5, 2010, 2:13:07 AM8/5/10

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This tooth brush is a nice one Shubhada ji

Tanay

Pankaj Kumar

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Aug 5, 2010, 3:48:15 AM8/5/10

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I imagine why they call it toothbrush orchid. They offcourse dont use
it as tooth brush, but may be just because it gives and impression of
structure like toothbrush.....but thats a bad name for a beautiful
orchid.
Anyways another important information is that this interesting orchid
is ENDEMIC to south India.
Regards
Pankaj

Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 7, 2010, 1:58:01 PM10/7/10

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Habenaria heyneana Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 320 (1835).

Synonyms:
Habenaria glabra A.Rich., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., II, 15: 75 (1841).
Habenaria subpubens A.Rich., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., II, 15: 75 (1841).
Habenaria candida Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 262 (1850).
Habenaria heyneana var. subpubens (A.Rich.) Pradhan, Indian Orchids:
Guide Identif. & Cult. 2: 684 (1979).

Family: Orchidaceae
Contributor: Mr Prashant Awale and Ms. Shubhada Nikharge
Location: Maharastra
Distribution: South India
NOTE: This is endemic to South India.

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