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Dr Pankaj Kumar
Oct 1, 2011, 9:03:36 AM10/1/11
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Looks like Habenaria rariflora but leaves needed to confirm.
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Satish Phadke
Oct 1, 2011, 9:50:30 AM10/1/11
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Satish Ji
You had sent a query few days back for similar looking flower.
[efloraofindia:78188] This flower also looks same.
Habenaria grandifloriformis
Since you come from Western ghats I would like to tell you a general observation.
Habenaria grandifloriformis and Habenaria rariflora flowers look very similar and even a hard core taxonomist also woudn't dare to ID between the two without looking at the leaves.
I just typed the word 'grandifloriformis' in my search mail window. I received some 11 odd mails as follows.
11July Prashant [efloraofindia:40891]
14 July Ajinkya [efloraofindia:43129]
18Jul Prashant [efloraofindia:43131]
10Aug Anantnarayan [efloraofindia:43972]
22Sep Bhatt Swetta [efloraofindia:47965]
20Jul Neil Soares [efloraofindia:74579]
8Aug Chaitanya Rajarshi [efloraofindia:76360]
24 Jul Rohit Chakravarty [efloraofindia:80214]
Most of these Habenaria grandifloriformis were observed in Jun Jul i.e.Ashadh that's why it is called as Ashadh amari आषाढ अमरी which is much much more common than Habenaria rariflora which must be uncommon as I have yet to see this. Out of the above only the plant posted by Rohit Chakravarty is H.rariflora. If you have leaves it can be easily distinguished.
Regards
Dr Phadke--
Dr Satish Phadke
You had sent a query few days back for similar looking flower.
[efloraofindia:78188] This flower also looks same.
Habenaria grandifloriformis
Since you come from Western ghats I would like to tell you a general observation.
Habenaria grandifloriformis and Habenaria rariflora flowers look very similar and even a hard core taxonomist also woudn't dare to ID between the two without looking at the leaves.
I just typed the word 'grandifloriformis' in my search mail window. I received some 11 odd mails as follows.
11July Prashant [efloraofindia:40891]
14 July Ajinkya [efloraofindia:43129]
18Jul Prashant [efloraofindia:43131]
10Aug Anantnarayan [efloraofindia:43972]
22Sep Bhatt Swetta [efloraofindia:47965]
20Jul Neil Soares [efloraofindia:74579]
8Aug Chaitanya Rajarshi [efloraofindia:76360]
24 Jul Rohit Chakravarty [efloraofindia:80214]
Most of these Habenaria grandifloriformis were observed in Jun Jul i.e.Ashadh that's why it is called as Ashadh amari आषाढ अमरी which is much much more common than Habenaria rariflora which must be uncommon as I have yet to see this. Out of the above only the plant posted by Rohit Chakravarty is H.rariflora. If you have leaves it can be easily distinguished.
Regards
Dr Phadke
Dr Satish Phadke
Balkar Arya
Oct 1, 2011, 10:22:22 AM10/1/11
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Good Research Satish Ji--
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
H S
Oct 2, 2011, 5:07:32 AM10/2/11
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i guess H. grandifloriformis.... but ya as Dr. Pankaj said leaf foto required to confirm.
regards,
--
- H.S.
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