Adventurous. Pankaj ji, I hope U all R taking all necessry safety precautions while photographing on such tricky sites.
Thanks for showing us another good orchid. Great team effort. Regards Prashant On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Pankaj ji beauty of this orchid...... cant expressed in words > and off-course Cameraman is great....... > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Orchids can be seen in the last pic in the centre on rocks below tree >> bushes.... >> Regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 13, 10:37 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Cryptochilus roseus (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood, in Fl. China 25: 362 >> (2009). >> > >> > Synonyms: >> > Eria rosea Lindl., Bot. Reg. 12: t. 978 (1826). >> > Octomeria rosea (Lindl.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4(2): 310 (1827). >> > Xiphosium roseum (Lindl.) Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 364 (1845). >> > Pinalia rosea (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891). >> > >> > Distribution: Endemic to China and Hong Kong. >> > Present pic taken at Lantau Island in Hong Kong on vertical rocky >> cliffs. >> > >> > Just wanted to share. After taking the last pic, I moved towards the >> > side to get down the huge rocky cliff and fell on a tree and then on >> > ground!! To my surprise, no bones were broken and no scratch on the >> > body, but I was too scared and was shivering on the thought of it. In >> > the front was a deep gorge which was surely deadly enough. >> > >> > This is one memorable plant for me. >> > >> > The last pic had Dr. Stephan W. Gale [author of Orchidaceae in Flora >> > of China; A.Q.Hu (Daisy) and Dr. Huarong Zhang on the back]. >> > Regards >> > Pankaj >> > >> > -- >> > ********************************************************************** >> > "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) >> > >> > Slide1.JPG >> > 214KViewDownload >> > >> > Slide6.JPG >> > 271KViewDownload >> > >> > Slide2.JPG >> > 359KViewDownload >> > >> > Slide16.JPG >> > 128KViewDownload > > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
