Interesting information and good observation. Thanks Rawat ji. Regards Prashant
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Good information Rawat Ji > Thanks for sharing > > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Wonderful.... thanks for sharing. >> Dactylorhiza hatagirea is one unique name too. But genus and species >> epithet means the same thing, PALM SHAPED. >> Dactylorhiza - Dactyl or palm like root; hatagirea - from sanskrit >> palm like root.... >> Very few of such unique names exist in botany.... >> Pankaj >> >> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 6:01 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Alpine zones in the Himalaya have short growing season lasting for 6-7 >> > months only and rest of the time these areas remain covered with snow. >> In >> > such a short growing season plants have to grow, produce flower, >> compete for >> > pollinators, set seeds and disperse them to complete their life cycle. >> Many >> > of the plants including alpine orchids (Dactylorhiza hatagirea, Goodyera >> > fusca, Malaxis muscifera, Malaxis cylindrostachya etc) form flower/ >> > Inflorescence or entire aerial parts of plant body in miniature form >> inside >> > their perennation (overwintering) bud. It is an advance preparation for >> > early and rapid growth in next season. Since all the parts are preformed >> > rapid growth is possible after snow melt. But what could be the source >> of >> > energy for such rapid growth? In D.hatagirea each year a new hand shaped >> > tuber is formed underground which is full of stored food (carbohydrates) >> > earned in current years photosynthesis, while stored food of last year’s >> > tuber is used up for rapid growth. So each year one new tuber is formed >> > while older tuber is exhausted. Both of these tubers can be seen at the >> end >> > of season (September-October), one turgid- full of stored food, while >> other >> > shrunk and decaying devoid of stored food. Attached picture tells the >> story. >> > >> > Source: My own observations >> > >> > 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 Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & > Horticulture Incharge > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
