Rakesh: isn't scientific inquiry a never ending maze ? and wonderful, wonderous and exhilaerating?
lets see what Pankaj comes up with ... am always willing to either learn and change views, make new memories or write up new data... usha di ========= usha di On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]>wrote: > The mystery seems to be deepening. > > :-) > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 5:25 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Few months back I happened to be speaking at one national orchid >> conference in Sikkim. There was someone who did predictive modelling >> of Cymbidium in Sikkim. And according to her model, there was chances >> of occurence of Cymbidium on Mt. Kanchendzonga. Now to say that she is >> wrong, I dont have to go and check on the mountain if the plant >> occurred or not. >> Occurence in Coochbehar is ok to me for this plant, but in almost >> Sunderban delta is strange. I may be wrong though. >> Does someone has Bengal Plants by Sir David Prain. I think I would >> like to see what he wants to say. As I said, I think it should be >> found somewhere in Jalpauguri and Darjeeling on middle elevations. But >> in Kolkata and nearby to me sounds very strange. I have not seen any >> reference of it. I will ask one of my friend. >> Regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:43 AM, Giby Kuriakose >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Nice picture! >> > >> > >> > Regards >> > Giby >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On 15 January 2012 22:49, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> We were on a Sunday afternoon drive when my friends decided to stop and >> >> have some tea... we drove into a village.. and parked under a kadam >> >> tree... while they unpacked the picnic baskets and poured tea etc I >> was >> >> walking around and a local gentleman came out to see if what / who had >> >> invaded his property... though there were no boundry indicators per >> se... >> >> we apologized, but he turned out to be friendly... and said he just >> wanted >> >> to talk, so over tea he told us what he grows etc and very proudly >> pointed >> >> at this flower on his Kadam tree... and he even told us its name... he >> had >> >> done some research it seems... Dendrobium pierardii.... I came home and >> >> looked it up... books and the net images show more intense color... >> than >> >> I got... and the binomial he told seems to hold ... UNLESS PANKAJ >> thinks >> >> otherwise.... >> >> >> >> I am very happy to have made a friend across from the Ganges and he >> has >> >> invited us back whenever the mood strikes us... >> >> >> >> Serendipity, you ask? why? >> >> >> >> because as we drove out of Calcutta we were hoping to find something >> >> totally created by nature... not planted by forest dept, highway >> department >> >> or a gardener, nor chopped down or debilitated by humanity... >> >> and what is more spontaneous than a beautiful orchid flowering on a >> >> beautiful tree with connection to Krishna... the playful one... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Usha di >> >> =========== >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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: >> Orchid Conservation Section >> 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) >> > > -- Usha di ===========
