I would have thought of this as Peristylus duthiei. Cant see the spr properly if it has or not. Any other pics? Pankaj
On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 5:08 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: D.S Rawat <[email protected]> > Date: 7 August 2014 09:52 > Subject: [efloraofindia:195848] Herminium sp. (?) (Orchidaceae) from > Uttarakhand: Aug. 2014_DSR_9 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > This small, common terrestrial orchid was shot in Khalya alpine zone near > Munsyari (Uttarakhand). > > It is closer to *Herminium macrophyllum* but in the species lip is > described as crenulate on the lateral margin. However, in these specimens > the character is not visible. > > The first picture also shows an interesting ecological aspect... > *facilitation*. This plant has taken refugia in the dense cushion/ > compact shrub of Cotoneaster, thus, remains more protected from grazing > animals. This aspect of facilitation in alpine zones is visible in many > species but there is a dearth of scientific studies in the Himalaya. > > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > Dr D.S.Rawat > Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & > Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA > > -- > 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/d/optout. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2380 members & 1,96,000 messages on 31/7/14) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 9500 species & 1,90,000 images). Winner of > Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- ****************************************************** **************************************************************** *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*: House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo 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 -- 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/d/optout.
