By the way, when you talk about sepals, then Tabish sir please check out sepals in your first picture, All sepals are different from each other, so that part can be reliable for species establishment. My net went off, so that message waited for long...... sorry about my previous message. Pankaj
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > By the way, on looking at it again yes to me all of them are > semi-inferior as Dr. Gurcharan say. > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 >> > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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
