Thanks Rawat Ji for showing this rare beauty from such a unique habitat...
On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Great pic and information. Very few lucky people can reach there. We > found Epipogium above Hemkunt sahib at around 4400m. > Thanks for sharing. > Pankaj > > > On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:29 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Orchids are mainly distributed in tropics, subtropics and temperate > zones. > > But few are able to grow in alpine zones of Uttarakhand. Here is the > orchid > > Goodyera fusca (Lindl.) Hook.f. which I captured at an elevation of more > > than 4000m altitude around Nilkanth base near Badrinath. It was in a > small > > patch of soil in glacial moraine. > > > > Attaching a photo of habitat too. > > > > 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. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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.
