Sorry, just missed, Habenaria longicornu Lindl. is endemic to south India. I would like to request, if possible Tabish sir may put the endemic plants searchable under one heading if possible in FOI. Regards Pankaj
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Respected Sir, > > Thanks a lot for the correction. Yes missed, actually many references > say that it is very much similar to Habenaria longicorniculata so I > thought it must be tall as longicorniculata which can really go upto 5 > feet. > > Plant may be giving an illusion of having radical leaves owing to the > fact that leaves are clustered on the ground as in plantaginea and > longicorniculata, but once you take them out, there is presence of > proper stem below. > Lateral lobes are indeed larger and divergent (you are talking about > the size and orientation) according to the pic and you, but the type > description without giving much details just talks about the lateral > lobes being falcate (Lindley is talking about the shape) as in the > picture. > > Whatever may be the case, we both of us are leading towards the same plant... > > WHY? > > BECAUSE > Habenaria longicornu Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 322 (1835). > Synonym: Habenaria decipiens Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 14 (1851) > > :)). > > Regards > 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
