Yes H.furcifera seems to be a different species. I have seen both these species and the flowers are quite different.
navendu On Sep 5, 12:36 am, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > I rechecked and found that the last plant is not Habenaria furcifera > but Habenaria ovalifolia Wight, plzzzzzz show the leaves. Habenaria > ovalifolia is considered as synonym of Habenaria furcifera by Kew, but > while checking the references I found that they should be very > different plant owing to the longer hooked spur in H. furcifera which > is straight and shorter in H. ovalifolia; distinctly opened up three > lobes in H. furcifera which in H. ovalifolia the midlobe is not fully > open; bracts are longer than ovary or almost equal in H. furcifera, > which is shorter in H. ovalifolia. > > Kindly post more pics of each plant and please if possible send me one > herbarium plant and 3-5 complete flowers of H. ovalifolia. I would be > grateful. > > Flaunting one of my sketches of Habenaria furcifera for comparison. > The figure is not to be scaled. > Regards > Pankaj > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is interesting, three different species in one post. I assume you > > should post them separately and according to the regulations of the > > community...but anyways I am not a moderator so it doesnt matter to me > > right now........ > > 1. Habenaria gibsoni var gibsoni (if has good smell) var. foetida (if > > has foul smell) > > 2. Habenara foliosa most probably, but need to check the leaves > > 3. Habenaria furcifera, flowers are not fully open. wait for some more > > time and take a picture of fully opened flower with the leaves too > > plz. > > > Thanks for sharing..... > > > PS: I may be wrong without seeing the leaves of second and third but > > what I said is based on my experience > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > *********************************************** > > "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 > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > > Habenaria furcifera.jpg > 320KViewDownload
