Lower red one is Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames, Orchidaceae 2: 53 (1908).
Syn: Neottia sinensis Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 511 (1807). Gyrostachys australis var. sinensis (Pers.) Blume, Fl. Javae Nov. Ser.: 108 (1859). Spiranthes australis var. sinensis (Pers.) Gagnep. in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 6: 546 (1933). This is a widely distributed plant from Eastern European, Russia to South West Pacific Regards Pankaj On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh no sir!! > > I am attaching a photograph of Spiranthes sinensis taken during the same > trip for your kind perusal. > > This plant is something different. Waiting for our Orchidopedia's (Dr. > Pankaj) > response. > > Best regards, > Ritesh. > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Spiranthes sinensis would be my wild guess >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Here are some more Orchids for ID plz. >>> >>> Place of Coll.: On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 2000m) >>> >>> Date of Coll.: August 2010 >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ritesh. >> >> >> > > > > > -- *********************************************** "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

