563 ID wild Orchid

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jun 3, 2024, 1:17:29 AMJun 3
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Please ID wild Orchid, kind regards, Sam.

Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA

Altitude: 1500fsl

Flower date: 31MAY2023, 05.25pm

Habitat: wild moisture rocky evergreen misty sloppy canopied alpine 

Plant habit: lithophyte Orchid, erect unbranched, weak fleshy cylindrical pseudostem 01cm base diameter, rhizomatous, perennial

Height: 15cm

Leaves: alternate elliptic acute simple glossy wavy flexible, size upto: 12×8cm

Flower: terminally spike inflorescence, clustered, diameter:03.5mm, purplish, non fragrant

Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid ridges size: 15x5mm 

Seed: 

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jun 3, 2024, 1:22:30 AMJun 3
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Saroj Kasaju

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Jun 3, 2024, 2:18:13 AMJun 3
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Crepidium versicolor (Lindl.) Sushil K.Singh, Agrawala & Jalal

Thank you.


Saroj Kasaju


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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jun 3, 2024, 2:35:49 AMJun 3
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Yes, it is Crepidium versicolor dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my Orchid.  Habit images will be posted next week, kind regards, Sam.

Saroj Kasaju

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Jun 3, 2024, 3:34:36 AMJun 3
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OK Sam !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Jun 14, 2024, 1:13:15 AM (12 days ago) Jun 14
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Thanks, Saroj ji, for id as Crepidium versicolor 

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J.M. Garg

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Jun 14, 2024, 1:13:46 AM (12 days ago) Jun 14
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Thanks, Saroj ji, for id as Crepidium versicolor 

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Pankaj Kumar

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Jun 14, 2024, 2:10:02 PM (12 days ago) Jun 14
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I would do with Crepidium versicolor for now, but there are more species in the south and in Sri Lanka. Another similar looking species is Malaxis densiflora.

Saroj Kasaju

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Jun 15, 2024, 5:21:54 AM (11 days ago) Jun 15
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Thank you Mr. Garg / Dr. Kumar !

Saroj Kasaju

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jun 17, 2024, 9:56:37 AM (9 days ago) Jun 17
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Thanks a lot dear Garg ji and Pankaj ji for the ID validation of my Orchid, with kind regards, Sam.

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