Beautiful pics Prasad... Thanks for sharing another orchid. Strangely I couldnt find this in Jharkhand though it has to be there. But I found Pecteilis triflora, which Dr. Misra couldnt find in Orissa :)). Pankaj
On Nov 3, 2:27 pm, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot Madhuri mam for encouragement and appreciation. You are > absolutely right. With almost 3000 species of plants (Angiosperms, > Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes) and many many unexplored lower plants, Orissa > is still under explored with its full potential. Now the > mineral deposits in those floral hot spots are posing sever threat of > habitat loss for many rare, endangered, threatened and endemic species. > > Thanks Balkar Sir for kind support. > > Regards > > Prasad > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Again A very Beautiful Shot > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Beautiful!! Excellent photography. I liked this one very much > >> Today you have shared so many beautiful,rare useful plants which I have > >> never seen, each unique in its own. Thank you for sharing. Looks like there > >> are not only mines of Bauxite in Orissa but TREASURE OF FLOWERS too > > >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:43 PM, prasad dash > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Dear member of the very rare Orchid for Orissa, which i had phtographed > >>> from Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa. > > >>> Name of the species: *Pecteilis gigantea* > >>> Place of collection: Karlapat Wildlife sanctuary, Kalahandi, South Orissa > >>> Altitude: 3000 ft above msl > >>> Habit: Herb > >>> Habitat: On top plateau with deposits of Bauxite and also > >>> in grasslands of mountain top. > >>> Uses: The tubers are used by the tribal for medicine and also by the > >>> herbivores as their favorite food (Wild bores) > > >>> Regards > > >>> Prasad > > >>> -- > >>> Prasad Kumar Dash > >>> Ecologist, Orissa, India > >>> email: [email protected] > >>> ph. 09437444241 > > >> -- > >> Regards > >> Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: [email protected] > ph. 09437444241
