I was so thrilled to see them .....at least 15 herbs in an area of 100 sq. feet..some in groups of 2-3 etc.
On 30 September 2010 20:48, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
