Thank you satish ji, I am bit weak in orchids thanks for the name its new to me thank you tanay
On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > This is *Cottonia peduncularis* an epiphytic orchid(Bharmari in Marathi.) > It is also called as Bee orchid. > The lip of the flower looks very similar to certain type of a bee. > Even the smell is similar and the stalk of the inflorescence is long and > it moves with wind as if the bee is flying. > This movement attracts the male bee which tries to mate this female bee > mimic eventually helping the pollination.The pollens are carried to the next > flower subsequently. > Nature is GRREAT !!! > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 17 April 2010 23:51, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Very nice pictures of Cottonia peduncularis or Bee orchid. > > Dr Phadke > > > > On 17 April 2010 19:32, Pravin Kawale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> Id please > >> Cymbidium spp? > >> Date/Time :18 April 2010 9.00 am > >> Location : Karnala Bird Sanctury > >> Habitat : Moist deciduos forest > >> Plant Habit :Epiphytic herb > >> Thanks in advance > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> DSC04160.JPG > >> DSC04144.JPG > >> DSC04158.JPG > >> DSC04159.JPG > >> > >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. > >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "efloraofindia" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
