Hi, Thanks everybody for id and aditional information Regards On 4/18/10, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Pravin, > > This is Cottonia peduncularis. The species got the name because of the > longer peduncle. And it is commonly called as the BEE ORCHID. > Congrats for the good pictures. > > Regards, > Giby > ATREE, Bangalore > > > > On Apr 18, 9:06 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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%2bunsubscr...@goog >> > legroups.com> >> > . >> > >> 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%2bunsubscr...@goog >> > legroups.com> >> > . >> > 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 >> athttp://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]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > >
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