Dear Pankaj ji, Yes, I agree with you. Here, this Orchids having good population growing as lithophyte in height, can't take closeups. It was then that a plant was noticed growing on a tree so close that it could be photographed by chance. Kind regards, Sam.
On Wed, 8 May 2024, 9:49 pm Pankaj Kumar, <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Possible. > But I dont remember an orchid that grows exclusively on rocks. > Many terrestrial orchids and many epiphytic orchids, both can grow on > rocks. Maybe Dendrobium kallarense is a unique case, who knows. > Best regards > Pankaj > > > On Wed, 8 May 2024 at 11:10, Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzhalana...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Pankaj ji, >> Thank you very much for ID with detailed description. I think it is very >> close to Dendrobium kallarense, because most Google images showing as >> lithophyte. >> With regards, Sam. >> >> On Wed, 8 May 2024, 9:30 pm Pankaj Kumar, <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The lip is missing, so it is not easy to confirm. There are Dendrobium >>> barbatulum and Dendrobium kallarense both found in South. >>> While some believe they are some, others say they are different. Former >>> has acute lip apex and latter has obtuse. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 8 May 2024 at 06:38, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Sam ji, for the beautiful images. >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzhalana...@gmail.com> >>>> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 at 00:19 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:464597] 552 ID wild Orchid >>>> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> Please ID wild Orchid, kind regards, Sam. >>>> >>>> Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA >>>> >>>> Altitude: 1500fsl >>>> >>>> Flower date: 02JAN2023, 02pm >>>> >>>> Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy grassland misty windy alpine >>>> >>>> Plant habit: lithophyte/epiphyte Orchid, obliquely unbranched, weak >>>> fleshy cylindrical pseudo stem 01cm base circumference, perennial >>>> >>>> Host tree: >>>> >>>> Height: 20cm >>>> >>>> Leaves: >>>> >>>> Flower: terminally spike inflorescence, diameter:03cmm, violet, non >>>> fragrant >>>> >>>> Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid ridges >>>> >>>> Seed: >>>> Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkXgDRHgSXiXkdirzNwhC5AmifHitovk6ELH3CXVjrGg4UrUw%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkXgDRHgSXiXkdirzNwhC5AmifHitovk6ELH3CXVjrGg4UrUw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>> -- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkXgDTK%2Bk7OueN9bxByLvKNXxdN8PrCMQw6J2Jw1%3DmJwPf90Q%40mail.gmail.com.
