In orchids if the fruits open, then for sure seeds are ripe. One thing about orchid seeds are, they dont have any reserved food as they have no endosperm and they are dispersed by wind as they are super light in weight. Seeds may take some time to germinate, but they are always ripe. You cant compare it with peas. The two big cotyledons in these seeds are actually the food reserve which provides nurition to the embryo to germinate, because you actually open the unripe peas or beans because they are soft and in that stage they cant be planted (usually). You dont usually wait for the beans to ripe to eat, because they are too hard to cook by that time. Pankaj
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > thanks Pankaj > even green fruits open up to release seeds > would those seeds be ripe? > > i am only drawing parallels with pods we eat like green peas or seem > (butterbeans) etc greedpods there have unripe seeds. > > usha di > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I am not sure if this is hybrid or a normal plicata, because the flwoers >> are supposed to be facing towards front in Spathoglottis plicata. >> Usha mam, the first pic is of the fruit that has already dehisched and >> spread the seeds... >> Thanks a lot for sharing. >> Best regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Tuesday, 13 October 2015 00:06:16 UTC+8, tsp kumar wrote: >>> >>> *It is my pleasure to share a few images of Spathoglottis >>> plicata (Orchidaceae)* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Habit: Terrestrial* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Habitat: Cultivated,Ornamental* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Sighting: Tumkur,Home garden,about 800 msl* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Date:21-07-2014,4-08-2014,5-08-2014 and 6-09-2014* >>> >>> >>> >>> * regards* >>> >>> * tspkumar* >>> >>> *Deputy Conservator of Forests* >>> >>> *Working Pl* >>> >>> *Chikmagalur* >>> >>> *9880571585* >>> >>> *“When two friends understand eachother totally,the words are soft and >>> strong like an Orchid’s perfume”-Martin Luther King,Jr.* >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- ****************************************************** **************************************************************** *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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
