Nice bit of info Pankaj ji.Thanks On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 6:25 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just wanted to add, there is a funny thing about the generic name. > Sirhookera, everyone knows Sir Hooker, but no one knows how to pronounce > the two words kept together, "Sirhookera". > There was a similar issue where one orchid expert named a Liparis after > the famous Prof S.P.Vij from Punjab University. He played it nicely by > naming the plant as Liparis espeevijii, so that the species epithet can be > pronounced the way he wanted. Earlier people used to use a hyphen but not > hyphen is not allowed so it makes the naming a bit complicated using two > words. > Pankaj > > > On Saturday, 24 September 2016 13:19:13 UTC+8, tsp kumar wrote: >> >> Dear friends, >> >> >> >> It is my pleasure to present few images of *Sirhookera lanceolata * >> (Orchidaceae ) >> >> >> Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet >> .php?id=3068&cat=1 >> >> >> >> Habit:Herb >> >> >> >> Habitat:Wild,epiphytic,evergreen forest >> >> >> >> Sighting:Kottigehara,Chikmagalur,Karnataks,about 1100 msl >> >> >> >> Date:13-08-2016 >> >> >> >> Thanks and regards >> >> tspkumar >> >> Deputy Conservator of Forests >> >> Working Plan >> >> Chikmagalur >> >> Ph:9880571585 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *“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.
