Yes, Pankaj if I pay attention to and then remember the information you give us.. someday I can be knowledgeable about biology of Orchids...
I wish and hope you will keep telling me (and us here ) these informational tidbits Thanks usha di ============ On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Basic thing is, whether epiphyte or lithophyte, logically both are > epiphyte because roots in both cases hang in air and they adsorb nutrition > from air and rain. On the other hand terrestrials absorb water and > nutrition from soil. Some orchids exclusively grow on rocks or soil but > there are some epiphytic that may grow on soil and then there are > terrestrials which can grow as epiphytes on trees or rocks. It all depends > on the seeds. Once they are out of the fruit they can be blown by air to > great distances and can fall anywhere. The toughest part for them is to > germinate, for which they need fungal association. Once they have > germinated, its rather easy way ahead, unless the climate changes > drastically. > > Hope this is understandable. > Pankaj > > > > On Thursday, 11 October 2012 20:56:26 UTC+8, shrikant ingalhalikar wrote: > >> Aerides maculosum an epiphytic orchid that is seen growing and flowering >> on rocks on a plateau which is devoid of trees. The location suggestive of >> the micro habitat/climate is close to Kumudini lake, a natural lake with >> fabulous aquatic flora (here showing Nymphoides indicum). Regards, > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
