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Saroj Kasaju

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Aug 24, 2022, 8:48:32 AM8/24/22

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Dear Members,

Location: Nagma, Kalikot, Nepal
Altitude: 1900m.
Date: 01 June 2022
Habit : Wild

Spiranthes .. ??

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Saroj Kasaju

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Saroj Kasaju

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Aug 24, 2022, 8:48:46 AM8/24/22

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Saroj Kasaju

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Aug 24, 2022, 8:49:10 AM8/24/22

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J.M. Garg

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Aug 24, 2022, 8:54:51 PM8/24/22

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Thanks, Saroj ji

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Pankaj Kumar

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Aug 24, 2022, 9:13:16 PM8/24/22

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This reminds me of Spiranthes hongkongensis.

Pankaj

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Pankaj Kumar MSc, PhD, FLS

IUCN-SSC Red List Authority for Orchids of Asia

IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia; Global Orchid Trade Group; Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group

Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. China

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Saroj Kasaju

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Aug 25, 2022, 12:39:34 AM8/25/22

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Thank you Dr. Kumar,

I could not find links showing its distribution in Nepal.

Saroj Kasaju

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Aug 25, 2022, 3:18:12 AM8/25/22

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Any similarity to my earlier post, Dr.Kumar ? : https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/KtUSY8ci9mA/m/c-k0LB13CAAJ

What is the elevation range for this sp.?

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Saroj Kasaju

Pankaj Kumar

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Aug 25, 2022, 3:30:34 AM8/25/22

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Sorry my head is not stable right now I think.

1. Spiranthes sinensis comes in both hairy and non hairy forms. It can be both pink or white. If you look at the lower surface of the flowers in this, except for the front of the lip where it is curved, the part towards the base is flat. In S.himalayensis is is slightly swollen.

2. I do think someone from Nepal reported Spiranthes hongkongensis.

3. There is also Spiranthes himalayensis found in Nepal.

4. Spiranthes spiralis paper from Nepal has a drawing which is so @#$@ that I cant make out anything.

Your plant somehow looks close to S. himalayensis. It has a kind of pouch like swollen part near the base of the flower on the lower side which is not so evident in S. hongkongensis or sinensis.

Pankaj

Saroj Kasaju

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Aug 25, 2022, 3:32:10 AM8/25/22

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Thank you Dr. Kumar !

Saroj Kasaju

Pankaj Kumar

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Aug 25, 2022, 3:36:51 AM8/25/22

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You can see here what swollen part I am talking about. from left hand side S. himalayensis, S. sinensis, S. hongkongensis and S. nivea.

Saroj Kasaju

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Sep 7, 2022, 11:41:06 AM9/7/22

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https://www.gbif.org/species/9381233 ??

Syn of S. sinensis ??

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Saroj Kasaju

Pankaj Kumar

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Sep 7, 2022, 5:49:19 PM9/7/22

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Impossible!!

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