TSP-OCT2016-16-453: Images of Habenaria digitata (Orchidaceae)

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tsp kumar

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Oct 26, 2016, 10:50:55 AM10/26/16
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Dear friends,

 

Presenting few images of Habenaria digitata  (Orchidaceae  ) 

 

Habit:Herb

 

Habitat:Wild,terrestrial,evergreen forest fringe.

 

Sighting:Near Chikmagalur,about 1700 msl

 

Date:06-08-2016,19-08-2016 and 26-08-2016

 

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tspkumar

Deputy Conservator of Forests

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Chikmagalur

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5-Mullaianagiri-TSP-26-08-2016-0020-EOS 7D Mark II (1).jpg
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J.M. Garg

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Oct 26, 2016, 11:06:00 AM10/26/16
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Superb close ups.


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tsp kumar

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Oct 26, 2016, 11:17:29 AM10/26/16
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Thanks Garg ji
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Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 27, 2016, 2:52:08 AM10/27/16
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No sir, this is not digitata.
Did you smell the flower?
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Pankaj

tsp kumar

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Oct 27, 2016, 4:41:18 AM10/27/16
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No Pankaj ji. I did not sniff it...and it didnt occurr to me at that point of time....Wondering what this could be....It was the only plant in the vicinity where it was found...Please examine and place it.
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Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 27, 2016, 5:02:55 AM10/27/16
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It is Habenaria gibsonii.
If smell was good then Habenaria gibsonii var. gibsonii; if the smell was bad then Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Pankaj


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tsp kumar

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Oct 27, 2016, 5:11:33 AM10/27/16
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Thanks Pankaj ji....One thing I am sure,it was not offensive when I went near the plant close enough to take some macros.There was nothing in the air.Any foul smell would have been registered in my mind involuntarily...!
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Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 27, 2016, 9:19:41 PM10/27/16
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Yes this is again Habenaria gibsoni var, foetida as the upper segment of the two lobed lateral petal is longer than the lower segment.
And ofcourse as the name foetida suggests, it will have a foetid smell.
On the link is the true Habenaria digitata

Thanks a lot for sharing.
Pankaj

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tsp kumar

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Oct 28, 2016, 12:00:21 AM10/28/16
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Thanks Pankaj ji
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J.M. Garg

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Oct 28, 2016, 12:22:24 AM10/28/16
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Thanks a lot, Pankaj ji, for helping with all the orchid IDs.

J.M. Garg

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Apr 1, 2021, 5:37:43 AM4/1/21
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Hi, Pankaj ji,
Can it be Habenaria gibsoni var. gibsoni as per discussions at Identification??????? ?

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Pankaj Kumar

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Apr 2, 2021, 7:34:31 AM4/2/21
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This is Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida.
Pankaj

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tsp kumar

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Apr 3, 2021, 10:24:41 AM4/3/21
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Thanks Pankaj ji for the update
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tspkumar
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