Thank you very much Pankaj and Balkar ji for the appreciation. Dear Pankaj, thanks to you for raising doubt (in another message) about the ID of the above posted plant. There is a severe mistake here; the above posted plant is clearly the green-lipped dendrobium ... *Dendrobium ovatum*.
Let me post *Dendrobium barbatulum* in this post itself rather than separately. Dear friends, please bear the mess that I occasionally do. Orchidaceae fortnight orchid family *Dendrobium barbatulum* Lindl. *den-DROH-bee-um* -- from the Greek, *dendron* (tree) and *bios* (life); tree of life ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DDendrobium&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfZ5tH2i_SoYXg36-hgcgTcjPULMQ> ¿ *bar-BAY-tuh-lum* ? -- bearded, barbed ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dbarbatum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfcqHl8-cJnpWzc3JGoUh_4wSXVxg> *commonly known as*: bearded lip orchid, common spurred dendrobium, small bearded dendrobium • *Marathi*: गुलाबी दांडे अमरी gulabi dande amri, वसंत अमरी vasant amri *Endemic to*: Western Ghats (of India) *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FSmall%2520Bearded%2520Dendrobium.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdIy0Q_Sam9w9mqZ5WLwT8YwWpndQ> • Orchids of Kerala<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenchantingkerala.org%2Fkerala-orchids%2Fkerala-orchids-dendrobium.php&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdfVqNmEhJ5zKC9SRmLwYwBdGHNUw> • *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikarat Mahuli on 22 FEB 09 [image: Bearded-lip Orchid]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3309262676%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcXg3VWEJPQ7mkjEOpnYzs9jZLo-w> [image: Common Spurred Dendrobium]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3309739310%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze8lQkL14pYkgkajdfe8oP8cvGUPw> at Kumbharli Ghat on 05 MAR 11 [image: Small Bearded Dendrobium]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5506120404%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd59XDVqJueGPnrmsDC8WFz4ytG0w> along Chorla Ghat on 18 FEB 12 [image: Gulabi Dande Amri (Marathi: गुलाबी दांडे अमरी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6776614468%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdy4J0Ollyl6EjgbzuFnaPoDjKlIw> Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh I have still to see this plant in real !!! > Beautiful... thanks for sharing... > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Orchidaceae fortnight >> orchid family >> *Dendrobium barbatulum* Lindl. >> >> *den-DROH-bee-um* -- from the Greek, *dendron* (tree) and *bios* (life); >> tree of life ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DDendrobium&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfZ5tH2i_SoYXg36-hgcgTcjPULMQ> >> ¿ *bar-BAY-tuh-lum* ? -- bearded, barbed ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dbarbatum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfcqHl8-cJnpWzc3JGoUh_4wSXVxg> >> >> >> *commonly known as*: bearded lip orchid, common spurred dendrobium, >> small bearded dendrobium • *Marathi*: गुलाबी दांडे अमरी gulabi dande >> amri, वसंत अमरी vasant amri >> >> *Endemic to*: Western Ghats (of India) >> >> *References*: Flowers of >> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FSmall%2520Bearded%2520Dendrobium.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdIy0Q_Sam9w9mqZ5WLwT8YwWpndQ> >> • Orchids of >> Kerala<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenchantingkerala.org%2Fkerala-orchids%2Fkerala-orchids-dendrobium.php&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdfVqNmEhJ5zKC9SRmLwYwBdGHNUw> >> • *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar at Yeoor Hills (part >> of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Thane on 10 NOV 12 >> >> [image: Dendrobium barbatulum >> Lindl.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8171819050%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdN0TaZSrkZQ8nK_d4Txr_yxiyLgw> >> >> >> [image: Dendrobium barbatulum >> Lindl.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8171821218%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdS9_AJEhOkSZb5waZrH8lXigojHQ> >> >> >> [image: Dendrobium barbatulum >> Lindl.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8171792345%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcORqlvFAW9wdPZoIsCZBsGu7uCcw> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > > > -- > *********************************************************** > Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. > IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia > > Office: > Conservation Officer > Orchid Conservation Section > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > Residence: > 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen > Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected]; [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > (mobile). 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