Matheran orchid identification.

Jayesh Patil

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Jul 10, 2011, 3:34:07 PM7/10/11

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Hello,

Attached are photographs of a orchid taken at Matheran.

Location: Matheran (approx. 800m above sea level)
Date taken: 10 July 2011

Is this Malaxis versicolor?

Any help is highly appreciated.

- Jayesh

Orchid.jpg

Orchid2.jpg

Orchid3.jpg

shrikant ingalhalikar

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Jul 10, 2011, 10:17:18 PM7/10/11

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Yes, it is M. rheedii syn. M. versicolor. Regards, Shrikant

On Jul 11, 12:34 am, Jayesh Patil <jayesh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Attached are photographs of a orchid taken at Matheran.
>
> Location: Matheran (approx. 800m above sea level)
> Date taken: 10 July 2011
>

> Is this *Malaxis **versicolor*?

>
> Any help is highly appreciated.
>
> - Jayesh
>

> Orchid.jpg
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> Orchid2.jpg
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> Orchid3.jpg
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mani nair

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Jul 13, 2011, 12:32:04 AM7/13/11

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Hi Jayesh ji, beautiful orchid. I am going to Matheran this month. Which part of Matheran these flowers can be seen?

Regards,

Mani.

Rajesh Sachdev

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Jul 13, 2011, 1:09:02 AM7/13/11

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I assume the plains on the hill slopes, with little of grass land is
prospective habitat for Orchid sightings. To be specific, the toy
train route (down town) and the trail from chowk point or one tree
point to Karjat would be a kind of.

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H S

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Jul 16, 2011, 4:43:24 AM7/16/11

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I suppose M. versicolor is correct name and not M. rheedii

regards,

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