This should be Robiquetia succisa (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay, Bot. Tidsskr. 67: 119 (1972).
Or in best case a new species or variety of Robiquetia!! Pankaj On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 1:54 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Raju > Thanks a lot for sharing this picture. I am looking at it for the > first time in my life. > This should be Robiquetia > > Two species of this are found in Eastern Himalaya in India. > > SEPALS SHORTER THAN THE SPUR, SPUR FUNNEL SHAPED, DILATED, COMPRESSED > AND 3-NOTCHED AT THE APEX > .......................Robiquetia spathulata (Blume) J.J.Sm., Natuurw. > Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 114 (1912) > SEPALS LONGER THAN THE SPUR, SPUR BOTTLE SHAPED WITH CONSTRICTED NECK, > GLOBOSE AND DIDYMOUS APEX > .........................Robiquetia succisa (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay, > Bot. Tidsskr. 67: 119 (1972). > > I cannot see the spur properly in any of the flowers!! > > HUGE THANKS > I dont know when I will get a chance to go to North East India....:( > > Pankaj > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > -- *********************************************** "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
