Prasad ji, Thanks for sharing this beautiful photograph. Regards Prashant On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote:
> Yes wonderful photographs.... > I love Hoiyas, as houseplants they are so docile and not demanding... > they just sit there ans periodically reward you with these long- > lasting waxy, sometimes fragrant flowers... thank you for showing this > variety... > > > BUT you have me thoroughly confused... > my memory of Indian geography seems all muddled... > I do not remember a very high mountain peak as high as 5000 m above > msl (see above "(Place of collection: Mahendragiri hills, Gajapati, > South Orissa Altitude: 5000 m above msl ) in the Gangetic plains or > south of it... > > 5000 m above sea level would be almost as high as Mont Blanc ... may > be even a bit higher... > 5000 m above msl would be about 16,404. feet or 3.01 miles!!!! > > would a tropical vine survive and what of the poor trees that host > these hoyas? > > thanks > usha di > ============== > > > > > > > > > On Nov 2, 6:55 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Beautiful pics Prasad.... > > Best wishes. > > Pankaj > > > > On Nov 2, 9:21 pm, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot Swami ji and Gurucharan sir. Its your inspiration and > > > encouragement which is shaping me to contribute as max as i can to the > > > group. > > > > > Regards > > > > > prasad > > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Prasad ji > > > > Another gem of a photograph. Thanks for sharing these nice > photographs. > > > > > > -- > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > > > Retired Associate Professor > > > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > > >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> Oh! Beautiful photographs of the rare plant. Thanks for sharing. > > > >> On Nov 2, 5:15 pm, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > Dear members i am glad to share the image of one of the rarest > beauty of > > > >> > Orissa Hoya parasitica > > > > > >> > Name of the species: Hoya parasitica > > > >> > Place of collection: Mahendragiri hills, Gajapati, South Orissa > > > >> > Altitude: 5000 m above msl > > > >> > Habit: Woody creeper > > > >> > Habitat: Moist deciduous to Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests > > > > > >> > Regards > > > > > >> > Prasad > > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > Prasad Kumar Dash > > > >> > Ecologist, Orissa, India > > > >> > email: [email protected] > > > >> > ph. 09437444241 > > > > > >> > hoya parasitica.jpg > > > >> > 520KViewDownload > > > > > >> > hoya parasitica 1.jpg > > > >> > 204KViewDownload > > > > > -- > > > Prasad Kumar Dash > > > Ecologist, Orissa, India > > > email: [email protected] > > > ph. 09437444241 >
