Nice anecdotes, Pankaj and Giby. Yes the white flower is definitely Den. aqueum. I did see it in the Pantheerayiram forests in the Calicut-Malappuram border so there is a very good possibility it is there in Silent Valley too. The ones from Maharashtra seem to have the best shape.
Regards, Prejith On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Mr V R Singh told me he did plant some orchids in the garden at > Kudremukh. But now that he has been transfered to Nagarhole, now idea > how those plants are doing !! He couldnt even manage to send me > Habenaria perrottetiana !! > When I was in 7th standard, I collected one orchid from a family > picnic trip. Planted it on a Ficus elastica growing in pot. It > survived. Then in graduation, both orchid and F. elastica was much > bigger and I wanted the orchid so I took out Ficus elastica from > ground to shift to new house. Then during my phd work we again shifted > to another house and I brought Ficus elastica along. :)) > That Orchid is still alive and it is Acampe praemorsa. Ficus elastica > is also alive, and I have requested my elder brother who is an eye > surgeon to shift the whole tree to our new house when they shift > :P..... He said, " you must be kidding". I said, "do you really think > so" !! > > Pankaj > > . > > . > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I used to grow 39 species (epiphytes) of orchids (+4 species of > terrestrial species below the canopy of the same tree), from Kudremukh > National park, on a single Manilkara zapota tree in front of the then CES, > IISc field station near Karkala, Karntaka. Most of them were seen fallen > down on dry fallen branches and hence collected. > > My friend Dr. K A Subramanian (now in ZSI, Kolkotta) once counted them, > then only I myself realized that I have reached the optimum (or may be > beyond) number for a single host plant. > > Mr Vijay Ranjan Singh (then DFO of Karkala division) use to come and > visit my orchids (he was more interested on the orchids and then the orchid > collector) with his camera and use to ask me "oooops so many species on a > single tree". I use to reply " no other option as there are no other > potential host tree around" later when I left I asked him to come and > collect all of them and transfer them to the Orchidarium at Kerekatte in > Kudremukh National park because I knew if left the place they will die > because taking care of them, especially in the summer, was a huge task for > me. > > > > > > Regards, > > Giby > > > > > > > > On 28 October 2011 13:15, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> wow so many sorrys. > >> I remember once I was in Pokhara Nepal for an international conference > on orchids. There was one dry Ficus tree outside our hotel and it > had around 14 species of orchids. I used to stand there and count if I > missed anything :)). > >> I wish i could have brought home, the TREE :))!! > >> Pankaj > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Giby Kuriakose < > [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Sorry, There are 2 orchids in the back grounds in DSC_3862a I ment the > one just behind the Dendrobium. > >>> Please see DSC_3862b instead of DSC_3862a for Xenikophyton smeeanum in > the back ground. > >>> Regards > >>> Giby > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 28 October 2011 13:10, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Yes this is Dendrobium aquem. > >>>> This species had been reported by Abraham and Vatsala from > Muthukuzhivayal (further south in the higher altitudes of Kalakkad > Mudenthurai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu) in 1981. > >>>> Further, D. aquem has been repoirted from Silent Valley National Park > by K. S Manilal (1988) in his Flora of Silent Valley > >>>> The orchid in the Back ground of DSC_3862a could be Xenikophyton > smeeanum > >>>> > >>>> Regards > >>>> Giby > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 28 October 2011 12:56, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > >>>>> > >>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: > >>>>> > >>>>> “My guess is Dendrobium formosum Roxb. > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Raju” > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> “Resembles very much Dendrobium aqueum of north w ghats, but I am not > sure if that also occurs in Silent valley. Regards, Shrikant” > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> “Here is a web link which mentions Dendrobium aqueum location > specifics in Tamil nadu and Karnataka. > >>>>> Plant Summary: > >>>>> Dendrobium aqueum is an exquisite epiphytic orchid found in Kolli > Hills Tamil Nadu, Himvad Gopalswamy betta in Karnataka and Coorg. > >>>>> > >>>>> Read more: > http://www.itslife.in/2010/05/orchid-dendrobium-aqueum#ixzz1S6dEvEKG > >>>>> Thanks & Regards > >>>>> Raghu” > >>>>> > >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>>>> From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > >>>>> Date: 13 July 2011 16:49 > >>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:73973] Silent Valley's flamboyant resident | > White Orchid - 13Jul11AR02 > >>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Silent Valley's flamboyant resident | White Orchid - 13Jul11AR02 > >>>>> > >>>>> Date/Time-08 Nov 2008 > >>>>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Silent Valley, Kerala > >>>>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Hill Garden > >>>>> P > >>>>> lant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- > >>>>> Height/Length-approx - 3 feet, > >>>>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Alternate, 10cms approx, Brown and > dry > >>>>> Inflorescence Type/ Size- > >>>>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-3-5cms approx, White > >>>>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > >>>>> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards > >>>>> > >>>>> Raghu > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> With regards, > >>>>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > >>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > >>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand > species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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