Thanks Rawat ji for this valuable information. Regards, Mani
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... 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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