Is this also called as bird orchid? Madhuri Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
-----Original Message----- From: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:37:37 To: indiantreepix<[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:88786] ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids - Paphiopedilum callosum (Rchb.f.) Stein Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 (1888). Synonym: Cypripedium spicerianum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1880(1): 40, 363 (1880). Cordula spiceriana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 20: 2 (1912). Paphiopedilum spicerianum f. immaculatum Braem in G.J.Braem, C.O.Baker & M.L.Baker, Gen. Paphiopedilum Nat. Hist. Cult. 2: 270 (1999). Paphiopedilum spicerianum f. burkhardii O.Gruss & Roeth, Orchidee (Hamburg) 61: 135 (2010). Distribution: China, India, Myanmar Current pic was taken at KFBG, Hong Kong. Note: This plant is again protected under Wildlife Protection Act (1972) of India and hence this should not be collected or sold in market. 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: 36c, 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 (mobile)
