Why cetipeda? Sps name? Is it because the penduncle of infloresence look like the centipede? Otherwise flower look more like crab. Beautiful flowers and photo too. Madhuri Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
-----Original Message----- From: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 14:18:56 To: indiantreepix<[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:86400] ORCHIDACEAE: Thrixspermum centipeda Lour. Thrixspermum centipeda Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 520 (1790). Synonyms: Epidendrum thrixspermum Raeusch., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 3: 265 (1797). Sarcochilus centipeda (Lour.) Náves in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3, 4(13A): 238 (1880). Aerides flos-aeris Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 2: 233 (1799). Dendrocolla arachnites Blume, Bijdr.: 287 (1825). Vanda pauciflora Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 3: t. 13 (1829). Dendrobium auriferum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 83 (1830). Aerides arachnites (Blume) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 238 (1833), nom. illeg. Sarcochilus arachnites (Blume) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 498 (1863). Sarcochilus auriferus (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 498 (1863). Thrixspermum arachnites (Blume) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 121 (1868). Thrixspermum auriferum (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 121 (1868). Sarcochilus hainanensis Rolfe, Bot. Mag. 122: t. 7489 (1896). Thrixspermum hainanense (Rolfe) Schltr., Orchis 5: 55 (1911). Thrixspermum papillosum Carr, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 33 (1929). Family: ORCHIDACEAE Distribution: Assam to South China and Malesia Current pic was taken at TBGRI, Trivandrum. Regards Pankaj -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile)
