Dear Mani sir, Those small things in the center are the fully opened flowers. Regards Pankaj
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:15 PM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rasingam ji, Yes, it is a beautiful plant. If you can send the photo of > the flower then ID would be easier. > Regards, > Mani. > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Where did you see Macodes in India :), Oudhia sir. That is a >> terrestrial orchid by the way, but you were too close. Leaves does >> look like Macodes but they are not found in India. This is an >> epiphytic Orchid, ma sometimes foudn on rocks and not weird but very >> beautiful. >> >> One of the few epiphytic orchids which qualifies to be called Jewel >> orchid, but usually not called so. >> >> This is >> >> Porpax gigantea Deori, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 17: 174 (1975 publ. 1978). >> >> Regards >> Pankaj > >
