Thanks for this information Rawat ji
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Prashant Awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting information and good observation. Thanks Rawat ji. > Regards > Prashant > > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Good information Rawat Ji >> Thanks for sharing >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>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 <drdsrawat.alpin...@gmail.com> >>> 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>> > 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: pku...@kfbg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com >>> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >>> (mobile). 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