Wonderful sir. I have seen Zeuxine membranacea too in Uttarakhand but couldnt get time to report it. Thanks for sharing this. Pankaj
On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 5:47 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr. is one of the common ground orchid in > outer Himalaya and adjacent plains. This tinny orchid produce beautiful > terminal spike. Known as “Bhuifor”, after spring rains it come up rapidly > from underground root system by breaking the soil crust (Bhuifor= breaking > the soil). > > It is the lone species of orchids found in Pantnagar since the area is > devoid of natural stands of vegetation and greatly disturbed. > > DSRawat Pantnagar > > -- > 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). Fax: +852 2483 7194 -- 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.
