I think this is not Vanilla planifolia. This is neither V. walkeriae nor V. wightii. I checked all species found in India and it doesnt seem to match any!! The base of the ovary is white which is really not commonly seen! Pankaj
On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 at 15:20, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding for ID > Distributed as Vanilla planifolia ? > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/o/orchidaceae/vanilla/vanilla-planifolia-1> > Group discussion at > TSP-JUL2016-15-415: Images of Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae) (google.com) > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/Ft8xFWCplzI> > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: tsp kumar <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 9:45:12 PM UTC+5:30 > Subject: TSP-JUL2016-15-415: Images of Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae) > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear friends, > > > > It is my pleasure to present few images of *Vanilla planifolia * > (Orchidaceae ) > > > > Habit:Vine > > > > Habitat:Cultivated, found growing in an abandoned areca > garden,proliferating into adjoining wild trees. > > > > Sighting:Vanagur,Sakaleshpur,Hassan,Karnataka,fringing evergreen > forest,about 1000 msl > > > > Date:23-07-2016 > > > > 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* > -- ****************************************************** **************************************************************** *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* *Office*: Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., China *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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABpo8%3D1SMZ3puGG54SPY%2BmHVgVyyKyQc2rqG3v0vW7_82A0awg%40mail.gmail.com.
