Beautiful sir Madhuri --- On Sun, 4/9/11, Shrikant Ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> wrote:
From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> Subject: [efloraofindia:79515] Habenaria crinifera, Doll Orchid from N. Western Ghats 04092011 To: "indiantreepix " <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Date: Sunday, 4 September, 2011, 1:31 PM A rare epiphytic orchid found on moss covered stems of old trees in evergreen forests. Plant about 10-20 cm tall, leafy at base; leaves 2-3, oblong, 5-15 cm. Flowers in short racemes 5-8 cm long on peduncles 10-20 cm long. Bracts 1 cm. Capsules 3-4 cm. Possibly the only species of the genus that is epiphytic (at least in NW Ghats), the rest being terrestrial. Flowering presently along with terestrial Habenarias. Regards, Shrikant Ingalhalikar 12 Varshanand Society Anandnagar Sinhagad Road Pune 411 051. www.idsahyadri.com Tel 91 20 2435 0765. Fax 91 20 2438 9190. Treat yourself at a restaurant, spa, resort and much more with Rediff Deal ho jaye!
