Pankaj Kumar ji's comments prompted me to check my pictures of the Aerides again.
We have been naming these pink orchids seen in Western ghats as Aerides maculosum. (most of the searched pictures in the mail say so) Going through my available literature and the keys from BSI flora Maharashtra I noted some features in the above picture.......
Midlobe of lip large, sidelobes small :
a)Lip deflexed .... A.ringens.
a)Lip horizontal or inflexed:
b)Spur long .... A. maculosum.
b)Spur short :
c)Midlobe hastately ovate, tip rounded .... A. multiflorum
c)Midlobe of lip broadly ovate oblong, obscurely 3- lobed, crenate or toothed ... A. crispum.
Considering the above features my specimen appears to be Aerides multiflorum rather than A. maculosum as the spur is short here.( I was under the wrong impression that maculosm indicates spots on the flower ठिपके अमरी) It is not the only species with spots.
Attaching another picture showing short spurs.
Satish Phadke
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