Dear sir, Thanks for these information sir. All the names according to KEW. I have no much more idea about the species because I don’t see the live specimen till now. I know this species only from literature.
Regards Khyanjeet On 8/22/12, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > --
