This is very pretty. We saw it recently in Laos too. You much check the underground parts to confirm the species. We have Epipogium roseum and Epipogium aphyllum in India. Aphyllum has coralloid root where as roseum has tubers with rings. Best regards Pankaj
On Thursday, 28 June 2012 11:36:36 UTC+8, Mayur Nandikar wrote: > > Dear all, > > *Epipogium roseum *(D. Don) Lindl. from Orchidaceae > > Location: Tilari (On the from Chandgad-Savantwadi) > Date: 26th June, 2012. > > *Epipogium *Gmelin et Borkhausen is a small genus containing three > species of saprophytic orchids. *E. roseum (D.Don) Lindl*. is > widely distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia and Africa > (Luo and Chen 2002). It usually appears on thick > humus on wet deciduous forest floors protected by a dense canopy. > > One of the beautiful, saprophytic Orchid. > > Thank you. :) >
