A ground orchid?please id it

C. Susanth

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Jul 18, 2011, 6:43:03 AM7/18/11

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Dear all,

Here i posting the flowers of a ground orchid(?) recently taken from Ponmudi-Kallar evergreen forests.

The flower is seen in the wet undergrowth of the evergreen forests.

Please identify this

with warm regards

susanth

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ground orchid species.jpg

Pravir

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Jul 18, 2011, 7:06:56 AM7/18/11

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Sir its not a orchid its a Agentia indica, a root parasitic plant.

With regards

pravir Deshmukh

C. Susanth

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Jul 18, 2011, 7:17:11 AM7/18/11

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thank you Dan Mathew and Pravir for the identification of the plant

with warm regards

susanth

manudev madhavan

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Jul 19, 2011, 5:22:24 AM7/19/11

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Aeginetia indica (Orobanchaceae)

Its a parasite.

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Manudev K Madhavan

Junior Research Fellow

Systematic & Floristic Lab,

Department of Botany,
Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research
St. Joseph's College, Devagiri
Kozhikode- 673 008
Mob: 9496470738

Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Jul 19, 2011, 7:20:35 AM7/19/11

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Aeginetia indica from Orobranchaceae. Its a parasitic plant.
Pankaj

On Jul 19, 2:22 pm, manudev madhavan <manudevkmadha...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Aeginetia indica (Orobanchaceae)
> Its a parasite.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:17 AM, C. Susanth <c.susa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > thank you Dan Mathew and Pravir for the identification of the plant
> > with warm regards
> > susanth
>

> > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Pravir <prav...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Sir its not a orchid its a Agentia indica, a root parasitic plant.
>
> >> With regards
>
> >> pravir Deshmukh
>
> > --
> > C.Susanth passion on Nature
> > Prakriti,SNRA-20
> > Indira Nagar,Peroorkada.P.O
> > Thiruvananthapuram-695005,Kerala
> > Phone : 0471-2437244
> > Mobile : 09447699236
> > Bond Your Heart with Nature. Nature gives you what You Wish!
>
> --

> *Manudev K Madhavan*

> Junior Research Fellow
> Systematic & Floristic Lab,
> Department of Botany,
> Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research
> St. Joseph's College, Devagiri
> Kozhikode- 673 008

> Mob: 9496470738- Hide quoted text -
>
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