I fully agree with my frind Dr. Giby. I even fail to id with flowers at times.... Oberonia the Prince of fairies orchid is a hard nut to crack. Pankaj
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As Pankaj bhai said, it is undoubtedly a species of Oberonia sp > (Orchidaceae). I wouldn't attempt idying the species from this picture > because even with flowering specimen, I felt (several occasions) it is > very difficult to id species the genus Oberonia. To me, I need a > specimen with active flowers on the plant for species id. > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > On Sep 30, 12:24 pm, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: >> resurfacing for id assistance >> >> Earlier feedback: >> Mayurji: might be *Eria dalzelli* >> Pankajji: *Oberonia* sp. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> >> Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:12 PM >> Subject: Tiny plant for id 030910MK3 >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> >> 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 - 61www.careearthtrust.org >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Junior Research Fellow >> Care Earth Trust >> Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org >> >> >> >> MWS.jpg >> 152KViewDownload >> >> MWS (1).jpg >> 190KViewDownload >> >> MWS (2).jpg >> 189KViewDownload >> >> Host plant.jpg >> 234KViewDownload -- *********************************************** "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
