Thanks Vijay sir, Yes you may call it an Epiphytic Jewel Orchid due to the ornamentation. But usually JEWEL ORCHIDS are terrestrials ones. This is Porpax, Orchidaceae. Need to see the flower to identify the species. Pankaj
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Vijayadas D <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice one, Jewel orchid - as per Dr.Pankaj > I think so. > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 5:31 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Flora of Uttara Kannada | 30Nov2010AR02 >> Ragi hosahalli, Western ghats Uttara Kannada >> Oct 2010 >> Leaves-12cm, >> Habitat: Growing on the bark of a large tree, in the mid of the Benne >> river. >> Regards >> Raghu >> > > > > -- > Vijayadas D > Horticulturist EstateSupervisorDeputy > Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 > Riyadh -11462 , KSA > vijayadas.wetpaint.com > -- *********************************************** "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
