A reply from Mayurji: *might be Eria dalzellii* * * *This is the first time seeing this kind of tiny beautiful orchid. Waiting for the species name. * On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> This cute little plant is an Orchid called Oberonia. I will check the > species and let you know. This is not parasitic by the way. > Oberonia the name stands for Prince Oberon, the prince of the fairies. > > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > Kindly help to id this small plant. For me this looks like a parasite or > > might be an epiphyte on a host tree(Tamilnadia ulginosa). Have no idea on > > this. > > This tiny plant is on the whole 5cm length and having reproductive parts > as > > much as 3mm longer. > > Location: Moist deciduous forests of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve > > Date: 29 April 2010 > > -- > > 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 > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org
