TSP17OCT2015-1-Kottigehara:Images of a terrestrial Orchid for ID assistance.

tsp kumar

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Oct 17, 2015, 11:26:13 AM10/17/15

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Dear friends,

Submitting few Images of a terrestrial orchid for ID assistance.Could this be a Malaxis sp....??? I missed the flowering stage,the plant had developed fruits.

Habit: Terrestial herb.

Habitat:Evergreen forest floor under shade.

Sighting: Kottigehara,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1200 msl.

Date:28-09-2015

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J.M. Garg

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Oct 26, 2015, 4:13:58 AM10/26/15

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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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Oct 26, 2015, 7:02:21 AM10/26/15

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This can be many things, but I can only guess right now that this is Malaxis versicolor....

Pankaj

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Nov 2, 2015, 12:14:19 AM11/2/15

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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

This can be many things, but I can only guess right now that this is Malaxis versicolor....

Pankaj

efi page on Malaxis versicolor

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Sweedle Cerejo

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Nov 5, 2015, 1:20:27 PM11/5/15

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Agree with Pankaj ji.... Most probably a Malaxis sp.

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Sweedle

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 9, 2021, 11:35:30 PM3/9/21

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Distributed as Malaxis versicolor ?

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 9, 2021, 11:36:18 PM3/9/21

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Forwarding for ID

Distributed as Malaxis versicolor ?

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Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 9, 2021, 11:37:56 PM3/9/21

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i suspect this is a Seidenfia. But cant confirm the species without flowers.

Pankaj

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 10, 2021, 12:08:26 AM3/10/21

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Hope TSP Kumar ji is able to share flower picture.

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tsp kumar

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Mar 10, 2021, 1:14:57 AM3/10/21

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No Guruji,I could not revisit the specimen to take pictures of the flowers

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J.M. Garg

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Mar 13, 2021, 1:24:05 AM3/13/21

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Hi, TSP Kumar ji,

Could you share high resolution images ?

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Mar 13, 2021, 11:03:29 PM3/13/21

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The images of the subject under reference were taken with my mobile phone. However ,on searching my catalog I could find three more images taken with DSLR. Will upload separately

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Mar 13, 2021, 11:18:42 PM3/13/21

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Thanks, Kumar ji

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The images of the subject under reference were taken with my mobile phone. However ,on searching my catalog I could find three more images taken with DSLR. Will upload separately

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Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 14, 2021, 6:16:35 PM3/14/21

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Should be some Crepidium which is now Seidenfia.

Cant confirm without flowers

Pankaj

Ravee Bhat

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Mar 16, 2021, 2:03:22 PM3/16/21

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Dienia ophrydis perhaps?

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Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 16, 2021, 6:40:58 PM3/16/21

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Never seen red fruits in Dienia that too so close and wrinkled.

I think this is Seidenfia (some people still consider it Crepidium). Like Crepidium versicolor.

Pankaj

Ravee Bhat

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Mar 17, 2021, 12:47:18 AM3/17/21

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Oh yes. They are quite dense indeed.

A question on a related note: Was it not Malaxis versicolor before it became Seidenfia versicolor ( and now Crepidium versicolor!) ?

Believe this species have been moved around different genuses due to certain key characteristics. Would be great to know how this was done.

Thank you

Regards

Ravee

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