Thank you very much for the kind reply sir. On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:
> No buddy this is not rariflora. This is Habenaria plantaginea Lindl. > (often called as Plantaginorchis plantaginea). > > > Regards > Pankaj > > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > I confirmed this plant by local flora as Habenaria rariflora A. Rich of > > Orchidaceae. Kindly correct me if I am wrong. > > Name: Habenaria rariflora A. Rich > > Family: Orchidaceae > > Location: Sathyamanglam forest division; floor of deciduous forest; > > ca.900msl > > Date: 10 Feb 2008 > > Source for confirmation: Flora of Presidency of Madras by J S Gamble > > > > -- > > 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
