Dear Mr. Khyanjeet This synonymy is perfectly wrong. Habenaria foliosa is a different plant Habenaria gibsonii var gibsonii and Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida are distinct. Habenaria digitata is obviously a separate thing.
The plant here is one of the varieties of Habenaria gibsonii. If it smells good then its Habenaria gibsonii var. gibsonii and if it smells bad then it should be Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida. If i had to guess this plant should be Habenaria gibsonii var foetida owing to the slightly longer upper segment of the petal. Second thing is the smell which I can find out from here. Here is the link to a perfect flower of Habenaria foliosa http://www.google.com.hk/imgres?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&sa=N&biw=1745&bih=986&tbm=isch&tbnid=wl_CBO7kJT3KgM:&imgrefurl=http://aniruddhahd.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html&docid=q39Q3cn-zen-tM&imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bgSReZcrC3g/TkQHv5XwsuI/AAAAAAAADlM/TMKEsp2FJCA/s640/habenaria%2525252520sp%2525252520twin%2525252520flowers.jpg&w=640&h=443&ei=REc0UPrRMeSziQfUlID4Dg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=480&vpy=158&dur=140&hovh=188&hovw=270&tx=167&ty=92&sig=105429901822891566012&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=193&start=0&ndsp=46&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:79 Regards Pankaj On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Khyanjeet Gogoi <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice Catch Dinesh Ji; This sp is Habenaria foliosa A.Rich. found only in > India. > > Syn name > Habenaria gibsonii Hook.f; Habenaria digitata var. gibsonii (Hook.f.) > C.E.C.Fisch; Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida Blatt. & McCann; > Habenaria foliosa var. foetida (Blatt. & McCann) Bennet; Habenaria > foliosa var. gibsonii (Hook.f.) Bennet. > > Regards > Khyanjeet Gogoi > > On 8/22/12, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >> Prashant ji, beautiful orchids >> Regards, >> Mani >> >> -- >> >> >> >> -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. 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 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 --
