Lobes of labellum are quite variable and then the leaves. One related species is Habenaria reniformis. But the lateral lobes are not so long and leaves perfectly match. Infact the lateral loves are sometimes absent too. The plant in the picture is Habenaria diphylla only. Pankaj
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 4:36 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > Herewith i am sending a photograph for flora photo of the year. > *Habenaria diphylla* Dalz. > Characters :- > Leaves two - basal, raceme 2 to many flowered,flowers greenish white,RET > species- from Sachin ji. > > *sometime i really doubt this plant to be diphylla. Originally diphylla > doesnt have two leaves. But i dont know experts accept such variation. > *Pankaj > > I too have got the picture of *H. diphylla* from Udupi district > Karnataka. That plant too had two leaves. > Which is the related species? Is there any difference in the flower of the > related species other than number of leaves? > Thanks and Regards > > Giby > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: sachin dangat <[email protected]> > Date: 14 January 2012 12:07 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:104083] Re: photograph for flora photo of the > year > To: Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Hello, > As per Pankaji suggestion herewith i am sending entire picture of *Habenaria > diphylla* Dalz. > Pankaji yes it has two levaes only......... > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> does it has two leaves only? >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Jan 13, 10:10 pm, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > More than beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > Awesome.... just looks like a Mamoth.... with 2tusk and trunk .... >> > >> > > Tanay >> > >> > > On 13 January 2012 05:47, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> Nice Orchid Sachin ji ,orchids are rarity for us here >> > >> > > -- >> > > *Tanay Bose* >> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> > > Department of Botany. >> > > University of British Columbia . >> > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> > > [email protected] >> > > *Webpages:* >> > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >> > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >> > >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > Dr Balkar Singh >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> > Arya P G College, Panipat >> > Haryana-132103 >> > 09416262964 >> > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2000 members & > 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- *********************************************************************** "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: 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen 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* * * * * --
