Thanks a lot Pankaj ji On 12 Jul 2016 06:57, "Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I just realised that my friend Bhakta did make some mistakes in his book > on orchids of Nepal. > Infact his images Malaxis biaurita, Malaxis josephiana, Malaxis khasiana, > Malaxis acuminata and Malaxis purpurea are all same and all are Malaxis > purpurea. > There has been a lot of confusion in this group which was started by > Seidenfaden himself and it was carried forward by his followers. Sad but > true. > Here attached are images of three species. I am still trying to make out > what is first one as I believe its a new species. Second one is Crepidium > purpureum and third one is Crepidium acuminatum. > Hope this helps. > Pankaj > > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Sir >> May I know which expert said it is josephianum??? Crepidium josephianum >> illustration is available in King and Pantling and it is so different that >> I want to make a new genus out of it, but It still stays within the limits >> of Crepidium so I didnt bother. >> Please find a plate of josephianum attached I am sure you will agree that >> your plant is atleast not josephianum. >> I am sure it is purpureum because I have been working on purpureum and >> acuminatum for one year now and I have images and illustrations from all >> over its distribution including the type locality in Sri Lanka. >> Hope this helps. >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 8:23 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Saroj ji >>> On 11 Jul 2016 20:54, "Saroj Kasaju" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Mr.Pankaj, >>>> >>>> Thank you for your efforts to ID the plant but some experts here say it >>>> us M. josephiana ! The leaves and stems do not look like it matches with M. >>>> purpurea because it has colored shades in the base ! I am still confused ! >>>> >>>> Thank you . >>>> >>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>> On 11 Jul 2016 14:43, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 11 July 2016 at 14:23 >>>>> Subject: Re: SK31JUL8-2016:ID >>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Crepidium purpureum (Malaxis purpurea). >>>>> Thanks for sharing. >>>>> Pankaj >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, 9 July 2016 00:36:43 UTC+8, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Mr. Garg, >>>>>> >>>>>> Malaxis josephiana ?? >>>>>> or acuminata ??? >>>>>> >>>>>> Enclosing some pictures for identification verification. >>>>>> >>>>>> Location : Nagarkot Nepal >>>>>> >>>>>> Altitude: 6500ft. >>>>>> >>>>>> Date: 8 July 2016 >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> >>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>> >>>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> 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 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or >>>>> Efloraofindia >>>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a >>>>> species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>>>> >>>>> 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). 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