Really strange and interesting Almost similar plant in same stage uploaded by Debashis Chowdhury in Indian Flora on Facebook is labelled by him as Gymnadenia orchidis. Perhaps Orchid experts can comment on this.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much Balkar ji for the description, and for confirming the > ID. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A description for Lilium polyphyllum from 100 himalayan Flowers by Mehta >> and Bole >> "It is bulbous herb, with leafy stem, upto 3 m tall the leaves are linear >> to oblanceolate, 10-12 cm, slender and many nerved; the lower leaves are >> ogten whorled, the flowers are fragrant, 5 Cm in dia, and are held on >> terminal racemes. Blooming from June to August, they are dull yellowish or >> greenish outside and white within with long purple streaks; the segments >> are oblanceolate, strongly reflexed or curved, giving the flower a cup >> shaped pretty appearance. *The fruit is an erect, 3 valved many seeded >> capsule; *The seeds are vertically compressed" >> So I also conclude Lilium polyphyllum >> Thanks >> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Many thanks Garg ji for resurfacing this post. >>> Thank you very much Pankaj for the clarification, and for confirming the >>> ID. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Whole inflorescence of Geodorum turns upright while fruiting so that is >>>> not an issue. But I think Gurcharan sir is right. This is Lilium >>>> polyphyllum. This seems too tall for Frittilaria. >>>> Best regards >>>> Pankaj >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > -- > > > > --
