Dear All, Thank you very much for the identity and information. Regards L.Rasingam
On 15 August 2010 12:23, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Pankaj ji for convincing us finally > This photograph tells all > Really rare photograph. > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thanks Pankaj ji for enriching our knowledge. >> >> regards >> >> Pankaj Oudhia >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar >> <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Sorry, I meant to write, "Infact in gigantea leaves look the same but >>> flowers are >>> bigger". >>> Regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 15, 12:05 am, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Thanks a lot Navendu. I am sure you are right. >>> > >>> > Taxonomy is not about options. A plant can have only one accepted name. >>> > >>> > Macodes is supposed to belong to the Sub Family: Orchidoideae (PLANT >>> > HAS ROOT STEM TUBEROIDS), and it is a terrestrial plant, i.e. it grows >>> > on ground, the floral stalk is an elongated one with multiple flowers; >>> > Porpax belongs to Sub Family: Epidendroideae (PLANT WITHOUT ROOT STEM >>> > TUBEROIDS), and it is an epiphytic plant, i.e., it grows on other >>> > trees or sometimes lithophytes, i.e., grows on rocks, floral stalk is >>> > subsessile with one or two flowers only. >>> > >>> > Attaching one pic which I dont want to be added to the eflora >>> > database. Those are not tuberoids but pseudobulbs below the leaves. >>> > But my plant is Porpax gigantea. I was thinking leaves can be just >>> > bigger in Mr. Rasingam's pic, but now I know that they are two >>> > different plants. Infact in gigantea looks the same but leaves are >>> > bigger. >>> > >>> > Thanks again for the help Navendu......u r great as always!!! >>> > >>> > Regards >>> > Pankaj >>> > >>> > PORPAX GIGANTEA (9).JPG >>> > 3077KViewDownload >> >> >> > > > > -- Keystone Foundation, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris.
