request for identification - flower in silent valley on mossy wet rock

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Anandi Sharan

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Jan 3, 2011, 10:57:16 AM1/3/11
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Dear friends.
This is not a fruit - but still. I am curious about this plant. I
photographed it on the path down to the hanging bridge over the Kunti
river in Silent Valley Kerala on 28 August 2009. The second picture
shows the watery rock where it was growing.
Green greetings. And happy new Year.
Anandi

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silent valley flower_A.JPG
silent valley flower B.JPG

Pankaj Kumar

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Jan 3, 2011, 11:01:38 AM1/3/11
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Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful orchid.
This should be Arundina graminifolia.
Those rounded leaves in the second pic at the base dont belong to this plant.
Regards
Pankaj

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Anandi Sharan

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Jan 3, 2011, 11:05:16 AM1/3/11
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Oh. Great. Thanks. Anandi

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tanay bose

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Jan 3, 2011, 11:10:27 AM1/3/11
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nice one
tanay
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Tanay Bose
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Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
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raju

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Jan 3, 2011, 12:00:44 PM1/3/11
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Agree with Pankaj sir. First one is Arundina graminifolia (Common Name
- Bamboo orchid, from its appearance)

Raju Das

On Jan 3, 9:10 pm, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> nice one
> tanay
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> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Anandi Sharan <sharan.ana...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > Oh. Great. Thanks. Anandi
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> > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>
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> > > Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful orchid.
> > > This should be Arundina graminifolia.
> > > Those rounded leaves in the second pic at the base dont belong to this
> > plant.
> > > Regards
> > > Pankaj
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> > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Anandi Sharan <sharan.ana...@gmail.com>
> *Tanay Bose*
> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
> Department of Botany.
> University of British Columbia .
> 3529-6270 University Blvd.
> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
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Anandi Sharan

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Jan 3, 2011, 12:00:43 PM1/3/11
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These small flowers were right next to them - but they do not seem to
be the ones with the rounded leaves ...

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Smita Raskar

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Jan 3, 2011, 12:20:39 PM1/3/11
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its Rhyncoglossum notonianum
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Anandi Sharan

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Jan 3, 2011, 12:28:37 PM1/3/11
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What a delight to have a name. Thank you. Is it common?

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Smita Raskar

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Jan 4, 2011, 4:47:27 AM1/4/11
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Yeah very commom at my place atleast:):)

Anandi Sharan

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Jan 4, 2011, 6:06:29 AM1/4/11
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:) Nice! :)

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Satish Phadke

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Jan 4, 2011, 9:07:57 AM1/4/11
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Anandi ji
Thanks for showing two wonderful flowers.
Next time please keep separate subject line so the threads don't mix up as it has happened here.Your Initial with numbers ...as per posting guidelines.These flowers will then included in our huge database.
Dr Phadke

Anandi Sharan

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Jan 4, 2011, 11:20:44 AM1/4/11
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Certainly I will. Thanks.

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