Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 372 (1830).
Pankaj On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all, > Please help in id this Orchid. Could this be a species of Vanda? > > Date/Time- > > 27-08-2010 / 02:00 PM > > Location- Place, Altitude, GP > > Moyar valley; ca. 250msl; TN > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- > > closer to river > > Plant Habit- > > Epiphyte on Tamarind tree > > Height/Length- > > Up to 1.5 metre > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- > > ca.2.5 X 20cm; acute apex; canaliculate > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > ca. 15cm across > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > > 4cm across; brownish pattern inside tepals; violet on the lower lobe. Spur: > not more than 1cm > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
