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regards Ravee On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for this useful info Pankaj Ji.. > > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Vijayasankar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks for the useful info Pankaj. >> I personally feel that the taxonomy has become more complicated after the >> entry of molecular studies. It has perhaps caused the highest number of >> name changes (good or bad) in the entire history of botanical nomenclature. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Vijay >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks Pankaj ji for Detailed Information about Coelogyne >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 9:14 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for the detailed description. >>>> The meaning of the genus name is interesting. >>>> >>>> Dr Satish Phadke >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17 October 2013 16:26, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Coelogyne Lindl. 1821, is a genus of over 200 sympodial epiphytes from >>>>> the family Orchidaceae, distributed across India, China, Indonesia and >>>>> the Fiji islands, with the main centers in Borneo, Sumatra and the >>>>> Himalayas. They can be found from tropical lowland forests to montane >>>>> rainforests. A few species grow as terrestrials or even as lithophytes >>>>> in open, humid habitats. The genera Bolborchis Lindl., Hologyne >>>>> Pfitzer and Ptychogyne Pfitzer are generally included here. The genus >>>>> is abbreviated Coel in trade journals. >>>>> >>>>> The wide distribution of this genus has resulted in a wide variety of >>>>> temperature variation from species to species, some requiring cool to >>>>> cold conditions to grow and bloom reliably, while others need >>>>> decidedly warmer temperatures to achieve the same. >>>>> >>>>> The scientific name is derived from the Greek words koilos (hollow) >>>>> and gyne (woman), referring to the concave stigma. >>>>> >>>>> This genus lacks the saccate base of the labellum, a typical >>>>> characteristic which is present in the other genera in the subtribe >>>>> Coelogyninae. The free lip has high lateral lobes along the basal part >>>>> of the labellum (hypochile) and smooth, toothed or warty keels. >>>>> >>>>> The pseudobulbs of one internode vary in size. They may be closely or >>>>> widely spaced through sympodial growth along the rhizome. >>>>> >>>>> Inflorescences often show a small to very large number of showy, >>>>> medium-sized to large flowers. They may arise either from the apex of >>>>> the newly completed pseudobulb at the end of the growing season (as in >>>>> Coelogyne fimbriata), or may precede the new growth in early spring >>>>> (as in Coelogyne cristata). The typical colour range of this genus is >>>>> white, through tawny brown to green, and occasionally peachy tones. >>>>> All species have four pollinia. >>>>> They have often a sweet scent, attracting different kinds of >>>>> pollinators, such as bees, wasps and beetles. >>>>> A few species are commonly known as 'necklace orchids', because of >>>>> their long, pendant, multi-flowered inflorescence. >>>>> >>>>> The cooler growing species such as Coelogyne fimbriata, Coelogyne >>>>> ovalis, Colegyne fuliginosa, Coelogyne cristata, Coelogyne flaccida, >>>>> Coelogyne nitida originate in the Himalayan region of India and >>>>> southeast Asia. They require a decided rest period during winter >>>>> during which they receive no feed, very little water (enough to >>>>> prevent pseudobulbs shrivelling), cool to cold temperatures and high >>>>> light. These conditions seem to aid flowering in spring for some >>>>> growers, though others report that more constant conditions can also >>>>> produce regular flowering. >>>>> >>>>> Coelogyne hybrids include: >>>>> Coelogyne 'Memoria W. Micholitz' (C. mooreana × C. lawrenceana) >>>>> Coelogyne 'Linda Buckley' (C. mooreana × C. cristata) >>>>> Coelogyne 'Burfordiense' (C. pandurata × C. asperata). >>>>> Coelogyne 'South Carolina' (C. pandurata × C. burfordiense), sometimes >>>>> called "the black orchid" because of the black coloration of the >>>>> heavily patterned and structured lip. >>>>> >>>>> The traditional taxonomy of the genus Coelogyne is still disputed. >>>>> Coelogyne has been subdivided in 23 sections or subgenera by De Vogel >>>>> (1994) and Clayton. Molecular data show that Coelogyne is paraphyletic >>>>> and should be reorganised. It should include the genera Neogyna and >>>>> Pholidota, and several sections should be removed, including >>>>> Cyathogyne, Tomentosae, Rigidiformes, Veitchiae and Verrucosae. This >>>>> new genus Coelogyne should then contain about 160 species. >>>>> >>>>> SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *********************************************************** >>>>> 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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