Thanks for sharing the orchid, Pankaj. Equally interesting is the ledge; makes me wonder how deep a valley is seen from there. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> > >
