Some one can undertake a good study on this. Prof. S.R.Yadav once reported that it mimics the bee and is pollinated by sexual deception. Although no one ever saw a bee pollinating this flower. Dr. Alex Kocyan, a world renowned expert on the group said that there is no sexual deception in any of the Indian orchids including Cottonia. There could be a nice PhD work on this. Thanks for showing this wonder. CC: to Shinde sir, Navendu, Sweedle and Jeewan. Pankaj
On Sunday, 6 March 2016 22:30:27 UTC+8, tsp kumar wrote: > > Dear friends, > > > > It is my pleasure to share few images of *Cottonia peduncularis * > (Orchidaceae ) > > > > Habit:Herb > > > > Habitat:Epiphytic,Evergreen forest fringe. > > > > Sighting:Sakaleshpur,Hassan,Karnataka,about 900 msl > > > > Date:18-02-2016 and 19-02-2016 > > > > Thanks and regards > > tspkumar > > Deputy Conservator of Forests > > Working Plan > > Chikmagalur > > Ph:988057158 > > > > > > > > *“We have not inherited this planet from our forefathers, we have borrowed > it from our children”-An American proverb* > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
