Many thanks Balkar ji for sharing this plant. And thanks to Rawat ji for
the derivation of the epithet *hatgirea*.
Regards.
Dinesh


On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 10:26 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]>wrote:

> A very popular medicinal herb. Roots are tuberous making a structure
> similar to human palm with fingers, thus the specific epithet hatgirea
> (hath jaisi jadi). These roots are believed to be very nutritious, mixed
> with wheat flour and made into laddoo, which are consumed later for
> vitality. Unfortunately there is no agrotechnique for its cultivation and
> all the material used is collected from wild, illegally.
> DSRawat Pantnagar
>
>
> On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 4:49:49 AM UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote:
>
>> Yes sir all are Dactylorhiza hatagirea. Gymnadenia is found close to
>> this, but may be you all missed it thinking to be same as
>> Dactylorhiza.
>> Thanks for sharing.
>> Pankaj
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Dear All
>> > Dactylorhiza hatagirea from Valley of Flowers
>> > thanks
>> >
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