I have no comments to make. If BSI has done it then it is wrong. There is another book on Cymbidum by Phillip Cribb which is also wrong. This was a mistake made long time back and it was follwed there after. I know what this is and if the sender can share the images of leaves then I can confirm.
On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 10:51 AM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > A reply from Mr. Vikas Madhukar, BSI who revised Genus Cymbidium very > recently. > Thanks, Vikas ji. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Vikas Madhukar > Date: 16 October 2015 at 17:45 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:225279] OMJUNE01 > To: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> > > > Excellent photographs... This is Cymbidium aloifolium very common species. > Thank you for sharing the images. > > With Regards, > Vikas > > On 10/16/15, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Vikas ji, > > May I request you to pl. id this. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Omkar Khache <omkar1234kha...@gmail.com> > > Date: 2 June 2015 at 16:31 > > Subject: [efloraofindia:225279] OMJUNE01 > > To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > > > > > > IS this Cymbidium bicolor or Cymbidium aloifolium??,An epiphytic > > orchid,with long strap like leathery leaves hanging down. Flowers in > > pendolous racemes,about two feet long rachis. > > Also how do u differenciate between C.bicolor and C.aloifolium? > > > > > > < > https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tNH-dBm22l0/VW2MlXushBI/AAAAAAAAD4Y/bHdMSiqN7sg/s1600/DSC_0174.jpg > > > > > > < > https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mjMGbPW_f6M/VW2M8fmycMI/AAAAAAAAD4g/SU2hMFfYNgM/s1600/DSC_0188.jpg > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg > > > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants > etc. > > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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