Thanks a lot Smita, Balkar sir, Sathish sir. I am sorry my mail appeared scrumbled.... I mailed earlier and attachments were big, so I reduced the file size and sent again, but dont know how text got scrumbled.... Pankaj
On Nov 29, 9:33 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Very unusual. Thanks for sharing. > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume, Bijdr.: 378 (1825).Synonyms:Pattonia > > macrantha Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1750 > > (1851).Grammatophyllum fastuosum Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 159 > > (1852).Grammatophyllum macranthum (Wight) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 16 > > (1862).Grammatophyllum giganteum Blume ex Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 107 > > (1876).Grammatophyllum pantherinum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 9: 788 > > (1878).Grammatophyllum cominsii Rolfe, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 506 > > (1891).Grammatophyllum sanderianum auct., Gard. Chron., III, 14: 15 > > (1893).Grammatophyllum papuanum J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes > > Néerl. 45: 11 (1911). > > Family: OrchidaceaeDistribution: Indo-China to Solomon Is.Current > > pictaken at WOC, Singapore. > > Note: This is believed to be the largest Orchid in the world.WIKI: The > > Giant Orchid, Grammatophyllum speciosum, also called TigerOrchid, > > Sugar Cane Orchid or Queen of the Orchids, is the world'slargest > > orchid. It is native to New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia > > andPhilippines, growing in crotches of large trees on exposed areas > > ofthe lowland tropical rainforest. > > RegardsPankaj > > -- > > ********************************************************************** > > "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) > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke
