The middle pic is wonderful. I have never seen such tall Habenaria marginata. For me, this is one of the most beautifully coloured Habenarias. Thanks a lot for sharing. Pankaj
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Habenaria marginata > I had last spotted this ground orchid on Hanuman Tekdi on 2 Oct 2008. > Earlier I had seen this near ShivapurKhed, Last year I couldn't spot any. > Thank God I could spot this today in large numbers on the grasslands of > Mhatoba Tekdi base near Vanaz in Pune city. > It is great to see this terrestrial orchid at least in some part of the city > itself > Dr Phadke > -- *********************************************** "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

