Lets see, I would love to come to this place. People have been sharing so many orchid pics from this place. Dr. Sathish was also mentioning about the area with high orchid diversity. Regards Pankaj
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 10:22 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > It might be Aerides as you say. I have earlier posted the pictures of > Aerides crispum seen during the same visit.........they were abundant. > Pankaj ji if you can plan a visit during end May I would like to accompany > you. I have spotted it in Amboli as well as Amba ghat. > Dr Phadke > > On 23 January 2011 17:44, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In the first pic, you have another orchid, what is that? Aerides? >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Smithsonia viridiflora(Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha 1974 >> > Syn. Aerides dalzelliana Syn. Gastrochilus dalzelliana >> > >> > Amboli flora is best in monsoons but in summer these epiphytic orchids >> > are >> > treat to your eyes. >> > This orchid has very small flowers 1.5 cm in clusters. These were >> > observed >> > hardly 1-2 feet from the grounds.Amboi is a hill station in Maharashtra >> > in >> > western ghats with rich biodiversity. >> > Dr Satish Phadke. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "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
