Very interesting and rare. Neottianthe secundiflora. Only known from Pithoragarh in Kumaun! Thanks a lot for sharing. Best regards Pankaj
On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 10:57 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Superb images, Rawat ji. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "D.S Rawat" <[email protected]> > Date: 19-Sep-2017 6:58 PM > Subject: Neottianthe sp (Orchidaceae) for ID from Uttarakhand: DSR_Sept. > 2017_04 > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "jmgarg1" < > [email protected]> > Cc: > > *Neottianthe* genus of Orchidaceae is not represented in eFI. >> >> Two species are known in Uttarakhand: *N. calcicola* and *N. >> secundiflora*. This seems to be *N. secundiflora* but better to have an >> expert opinion. >> >> It was photographed in our recent tour to Ralam valley at about 2500m >> elevation near Pilthi Gad (Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, 3.9.2017) and >> was found growing with mosses on steep moist slope. Plants were about 15-20 >> cm tall. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------------------------------------ >> Dr D.S. Rawat >> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA >> *eflorapantnagar* <https://sites.google.com/site/eflorapantnagar/home> >> displaying wild flora of Pantnagar >> > -- ****************************************************** **************************************************************** *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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
