This is what I found out from Orchids of Nilgiris by J. Joseph, p 133, t. 69
Rhizomes zigzag; bracts much smaller than pedicel; mentum long (up to 9mm), subcylindric, projecting forward; lip attached to the foot of the column up to a short distance from the tip: DENDROBIUM NANUM Rhizomes straight; bracts subequal with the pedicel and ovary; mentums hort (ca 5mm), saccate; lip attached to the tip of the foot of the column; midlobe of the lip obscurely crenulate: DENDROBUM MICROBULBON. Pankaj On Jan 27, 12:11 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > I am actually confused about Dendrobium microbulbon and Dendrobium > nanum. > Dont know how to differentiate > > On Jan 27, 11:38 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Resurfacing again for ID > > > Earlier feedback > > > Smita ji................................................... Dendrobium > > nanum?? i guess > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: N Arun Kumar Kumar <[email protected]> > > Date: Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 11:57 AM > > Subject: [efloraindia:99654] Wild Orchid From Hulikal > > To: [email protected] > > > I came across this orchid growing on a mossy Croton bush in Hulikal..the > > flowers were very small, about the size of a fingernail. there were > > pseudobulbs too > > id please? > > > php1QLmRcPM.jpg > > 153KViewDownload > > > phpxAbSBrPM.jpg > > 229KViewDownload > > > phpWCaW7IPM.jpg > > 168KViewDownload
