Dendrobium longicornu Lindl.

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location: Kathmandu Valley

Date:  October 2020 

Elevation: 2400m.

Habitat  : Wild

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Saroj ji, for the beautiful images.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg !

Saroj Kasaju

[Pankaj Kumar]

I am sorry but I dont think this is Dendrobium longicornu. Thats the problem with google identification.

The group is not very easy and there are so many names already that I have been trying hard to merge them into one-another, but sitting in Hong Kong, I dont get enough samples to do so.

I cant confirm but to me this looks like Dendrobium wattii. I am sure I have made mistakes in identification earlier, if not then I am lucky!!

Pankaj

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[Saroj Kasaju]

I am confused now Dr. Kumar. So far only one sp. is listed in Nepal 

and images from the net does not look like matching with D. watti.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Pankaj Kumar]

That's the problem, you are looking on google and not at the right place. If you wish to be an expert of the subject then start looking at the right place.

I attached the image of the type of longicornu above, does it match with your so-called longicornu? You can see on the type the front lobe of labellum is not a separate roundish structure as in your plant, but wattii has.

I also attached the image of a type of wattii, yes it doesnt really match for one big reason, the frills of the front of the labellum of type are broken, it was there, I have seen the specimen myself in London. Same was written by Gunnar Seidenfaden when he revised the Dendrobiums.

Wattii is known from China and Assam so obviously it may not be hard to have it in Nepal.

I have Raskoti's orchids of Nepal and the plant in it is also misidentified I think.

Pankaj

[Pankaj Kumar]

Here is what I call a true longicornu.

[J.M. Garg]

Another image posted by Saroj ji, if you have not seen this already.

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J. M. Garg

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Saroj Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov, 2020, 5:55 pm
Subject: Re: Dendrobium longicornu Lindl.
To: efloraindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

[Pankaj Kumar]

no this is not longicornu either.

[Saroj Kasaju]

I need to go to the site again to collect sp. for preparing document.

Thank you Dr. Kumar!

Saroj Kasaju

[Pankaj Kumar]

You are so eager to publish that I dont even understand if you understood the issue here.

But anyways, best of luck.

Pankaj

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Pankaj ji.

I think it may be true for all the posts at Dendrobium longicornu

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J.M.Garg

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

I will call this Dendroibum wattii.

Pankaj

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

I will call this Dendrobium wattii.

Pankaj

On Saturday, 14 November 2020 at 20:25:14 UTC+8 Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: