Beautiful Shots Pankaj Ji with information. this flower itself looks like an insect......
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 7:33 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > I was thinking, why such small flower and why it is appressed on the > stem. There has to be some use of this adaptation. > I assume its a kind of pollination where the insects crawling on the > stem, go inside the flower may be.... but just an assumption!! > > > > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dendrobium pachyglossum E.C.Parish & Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London > > 30: 149 (1874). > > > > Synonyms: > > Callista pachyglossa (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: > > 655 (1891). > > Conostalix pachyglossa (E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.) Rauschert, Feddes > > Repert. 94: 444 (1983). > > Dendrobium abietinum Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 252 (1896). > > Dendrobium fallax Guillaumin, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 28: 242 > (1956). > > > > Family: ORCHIDACEAE > > > > Distribution: Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Borneo, Malaysia > > Present pic taken at KFBG among collections from Thailand. > > By the way, I am going to Laos on 25th April, yeppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.... > > for Orchid survey..and to China in May!!! > > > > > > -- > > ********************************************************************** > > "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) > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "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) > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
