Looked similar to Malaxis. Then checked the synonym in the mail. Thanks for sharing.
Dr Satish Phadke On 20 October 2013 12:39, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > May be collecting oil or nectar. > No idea.... :) > Pankaj > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 2:29 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Very special picture. Ant on flower, enjoying nectar or insect eggs/ > larvae! > > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > > On Sunday, October 20, 2013 9:47:16 AM UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: > >> > >> On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Liparis viridiflora (Blume) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 31 (1830). > >> > > >> > Synonyms: > >> > Malaxis viridiflora Blume, Bijdr.: 392 (1825). > >> > Leptorkis viridiflora (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891). > >> > Stichorkis viridiflora (Blume) Marg., Szlach. & Kulak, Acta Soc. Bot. > >> > Poloniae 77: 39 (2008). > >> > Liparis longipes Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 30 (1830). > >> > Liparis pendula Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 94 (1838). > >> > Liparis spathulata Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 81 (1840). > >> > Sturmia longipes (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 250 > (1855). > >> > Liparis boothii Regel, Index Seminum (LE) 1864(Suppl.): 14 (1864). > >> > Liparis stachyurus Rchb.f., Flora 55: 274 (1872). > >> > Liparis longipes var. spathulata (Lindl.) Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. > >> > 22: 294 (1886). > >> > Liparis triloba Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 295 (1886). > >> > Cestichis pendula Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. > >> > Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 131 (1888). > >> > Leptorkis longipes (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 670 (1891). > >> > Leptorkis stachyurus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891). > >> > Leptorkis triloba (Ridl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891). > >> > Stichorkis pendula (Pfitzer) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl > >> > (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 103 (1897). > >> > Cestichis longipes (Lindl.) Ames, Orchidaceae 1: 75 (1905). > >> > Liparis pleistantha Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 64 > >> > (1919). > >> > Liparis piestopus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 139 > (1925). > >> > Liparis simondii Gagnep., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 21: 738 > >> > (1950). > >> > Liparis viridiflora var. spathulata (Lindl.) A.N.Rao, Bull. Arunachal > >> > Forest Res. 26: 103 (2010), with incorrect basionym. > >> > > >> > Distribution: Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Malesia > >> > > >> > Regards > >> > Pankaj > >> > > >> > -- > >> > *********************************************************** > >> > 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). Fax: +852 2483 7194 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> *********************************************************** > >> 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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