... wonderful knowledge; thank you very much Rawat ji for this interesting information. Regards. Dinesh
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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). 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