Prashant sir's flowers look different just because it seems to be a bit dried up and hence the petals are curled slightly. Pankaj
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I believe all the three flowers shared here are same. Need to do some > research for the id. > Wwhen ovary is at the highest position (petals and sepals arising from > position below the ovary. Ovary is placed on thalamus) then it is > called Superior Ovary. But there are times when ovary is placed inside > a cup shaped thalamus with petals and sepals at the margins of the > thalamus, then the ovary is called Semi inferior. In inferior ovary, > thalamus surrounds the ovary completely and petals and sepals are > placed on the top. > > 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