Really very informative, nice presentation..thanks Rawat Ji..
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Mani Nair <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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