Yes Manudevji, The spur in your plant too appears almost 3cm. Check the specimen with the key. Sub-radical leaves should be the characteristic feature to sort down easily. Kindly refer this picture: http://flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Plantain%20Orchid.html as Pankajji suggested.
"sepals less than 5mm; stems to 30cm; Lip much longer than sepals, with a linear midlobe and broad oblique sidelobes of same length; spur green, 15-25mm, longer than ovary (with pedicel); Fl- Nov Dec" -- description as per An Excursion Flora of Central TN by K.M Matthew, 1991 On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:14 AM, manudev madhavan < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the details Muthuji.. > > So the spur is 1.5-3 times longer than ovary according to santapau & > Kapadia. > I think, I should have a closer look on the specimen with me...?? > > regards > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Kindly refer the .pdf attached here. >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> When did you find this in flowering? >>> Secondly, please see the flowers on flowersofindia.net >>> The spur if too long and yours is too short!!!! >>> Can you send me pic of complete plant plz. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 3:24 PM, manudev madhavan < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Dear All, >>>> >>>> Attaching here with the image of *Habenaria plantagine*a Lindl. >>>> Please Validate >>>> >>>> Collected from, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad District, Kerala >>>> >>>> regards >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Manudev K Madhavan* >>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>> Systematic & Floristic Lab, >>>> Department of Botany, >>>> Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research >>>> St. Joseph's College, Devagiri >>>> Kozhikode- 673 008 >>>> Mob: 9496470738 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *********************************************** >>> "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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Care Earth Trust >> #15, second main road, >> Thillai ganga nagar, >> Chennai - 600 061 >> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> >> > > > -- > *Manudev K Madhavan* > Junior Research Fellow > Systematic & Floristic Lab, > Department of Botany, > Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research > St. Joseph's College, Devagiri > Kozhikode- 673 008 > Mob: 9496470738 > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
