Interesting Pankaj ji.I wish someday I get to see a live video of these lovely Bees working and collecting these things. I love bees and also the buzz Regards Bhagyashri
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I didnt read the article yet so I have no idea what is it about. > Just wanted to tell you that Bees dont just collect nectar. It > collects, waxs and resins with the help of which it makes hive. > There are many orchids which have proper wax and resin secretions on > the labellum and then there are few orchids which have wax and resin > deceit. Deceit in the sense, it looks like resins but its not actually > resin. > Pankaj > > > On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Giby ji for this interesting paper on Pollination. > > I learn the busy bee carries out the work of Pollination and the > butterfly > > just wants the nectar!!. The three phases are so well described > > Also it was interestiing to know that Adulsa is in use for the last 2000 > > years > > I will see if I can get to see some fruits on the plant. Let us see how > busy > > the bee gets!! > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Giby Kuriakose < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> I hope the attached paper by Prof Shivanna would be interesting for most > >> of us in connection with this thread. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Giby > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 22 October 2011 17:39, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Request for validation > >>> > >>> Is it Adulsa plant? > >>> > >>> Date/Time- Sep and Oct 2011 > >>> > >>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune > >>> > >>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Private garden > >>> > >>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub > >>> > >>> Height/Length- about 6 ft > >>> > >>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green > >>> > >>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- buds looked green and almost after > a > >>> month these white flowers appeared > >>> > >>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Not seen > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> Bhagyashri > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > >> Royal Enclave, > >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura > >> Bangalore- 560064 > >> India > >> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > >> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > > > > > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "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) >
