Flora Picture of the Year 2014 - Pankaj Kumar

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

Dear all

Please find my entry for the Flora Picture of the Year 2014 attached.

This is Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein. This is supposed to be rare and known to be originally described from collections from Hong Kong. Recently it has been discovered in Vietnam and mainland China.

In Hong Kong this plant is highly threatened due to poaching and development works.

Hope you all will like it.

Best regards

Pankaj

[Balkar Singh]

Just Excellent......................

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany &

Horticulture Incharge
Arya P G College, Panipat
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[J.M. Garg]

Superb photography.

Thanks, Pankaj ji.

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[Ushadi Micromini]

very nice picture

But why would these be poached?

any medicinal value?

usha di

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Usha di
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[Pankaj Kumar]

Thanks for appreciating Usha mam.

Poached for horticultural values and crossing experiments. Not known medicinal values to me atleast.

Orchids in any shape and condition are threatened to poaching.

Pankaj

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Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D.
IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia

Office:

Conservation Officer

Orchid Conservation Section

Flora Conservation Department

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation
Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Residence:
House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen

Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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[Satish Phadke]

Beautiful as usual!

Dr Satish Phadke

[Gurcharan Singh]

Beautiful Pankaj ji

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089

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[Smita Raskar]

​What a lovely picture .. Pankaj's Specialty :) ​

Smita Raskar

308 Disha Residency,
Salaiwada,Sawantwadi 

Mob.09422379568 

[Prashant Awale]

Great catch. Liked it. Thanks Pankaj ji for sharing..

Regards

Prashant

[Dinesh Valke]

Splendid picture of orchid standing tall in the grand forest around it.

Very nice picture Pankaj !!

Regards.

Dinesh

[Pankaj Kumar]

Thanks a lot every one for appreciating.

Best regards

Pankaj

[D.S Rawat]

A graceful orchid with flowers standing tall above rosette showing its emminence on forest floor. Never seen this genus in wild.

Your treasure has numerous unseen gems!

DSRawat Pantnagar

[Pankaj Kumar]

Respected Sir

You can see Paphiopedilums in North East, none are reported from Western Himalaya. You can see three species of Cypripedium instead, easy location is Valley of flowers or Tunganath.

Thanks for your appreciation.

Best regards

Pankaj

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[Aarti S. Khale]

Very nice picture.

Aarti