Yes orchid seeds as they lack their own food, they need food from secondary sources so they need fungi. 1. Fungi is very much specific of the habitat where they grow. 2. Orchid is very much specific of the fungi they link with and ofcourse they are specific to habitat too. So orchids are kind of more picky in choosing where to grow and hence they are not so common in occurence in comparision to other plants. So to cope with this issue, orchids produces millions of seeds in each capsule but the survival rate is very low in wild. But please remember one plant if produces 1 fruit in an year and 1 fruit gives millions of seeds and only 5 survives and grow to adult.... ITS PERFECTLY FINE FOR ORCHIDS, as there is an increase in population and that is what each species in the world wants.....TO REPRODUCE !!!
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > yes logical idea.. about opening pods to eat at will. would both be > unripe... correct > > and dispersal of orchid seeds info: > an eye opener > will look it up > > and No endosperm.... is that why they need compatible fungi to grow with? > > > thanks > usha di > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> In orchids if the fruits open, then for sure seeds are ripe. One thing >> about orchid seeds are, they dont have any reserved food as they have no >> endosperm and they are dispersed by wind as they are super light in weight. >> Seeds may take some time to germinate, but they are always ripe. >> You cant compare it with peas. The two big cotyledons in these seeds are >> actually the food reserve which provides nurition to the embryo to >> germinate, because you actually open the unripe peas or beans because they >> are soft and in that stage they cant be planted (usually). You dont usually >> wait for the beans to ripe to eat, because they are too hard to cook by >> that time. >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Ushadi Micromini < >> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> thanks Pankaj >>> even green fruits open up to release seeds >>> would those seeds be ripe? >>> >>> i am only drawing parallels with pods we eat like green peas or seem >>> (butterbeans) etc greedpods there have unripe seeds. >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar < >>> sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I am not sure if this is hybrid or a normal plicata, because the >>>> flwoers are supposed to be facing towards front in Spathoglottis plicata. >>>> Usha mam, the first pic is of the fruit that has already dehisched and >>>> spread the seeds... >>>> Thanks a lot for sharing. >>>> Best regards >>>> Pankaj >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, 13 October 2015 00:06:16 UTC+8, tsp kumar wrote: >>>>> >>>>> *It is my pleasure to share a few images of Spathoglottis >>>>> plicata (Orchidaceae)* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Habit: Terrestrial* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Habitat: Cultivated,Ornamental* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Sighting: Tumkur,Home garden,about 800 msl* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Date:21-07-2014,4-08-2014,5-08-2014 and 6-09-2014* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> * regards* >>>>> >>>>> * tspkumar* >>>>> >>>>> *Deputy Conservator of Forests* >>>>> >>>>> *Working Pl* >>>>> >>>>> *Chikmagalur* >>>>> >>>>> *9880571585* >>>>> >>>>> *“When two friends understand eachother totally,the words are soft and >>>>> strong like an Orchid’s perfume”-Martin Luther King,Jr.* >>>>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ****************************************************** >> **************************************************************** >> *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. >> *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* >> >> *Office*: >> >> Conservation Officer >> >> Orchid Conservation Section >> >> Flora Conservation Department >> >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> *Residence*: >> House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen >> Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> *email*: pku...@kfbg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com >> *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 >> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- ****************************************************** **************************************************************** *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* *Office*: Conservation Officer Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. *Residence*: House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. *email*: pku...@kfbg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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