In Flower Shows local nurseries and individuals participate. I have no knowledge whether they are selling them or if selling then who are clients. As regards Kalimpong, there are large nurseries who propagate orchids vegetatively and export. They are not supposed to collect anything from wild nor export any restricted species.
On Feb 12, 2018 6:39 PM, "Pankaj Kumar" <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > If they are collecting orchids from wild then the forest department needs > to have a good reason to give them the permit. If they are selling hybrid > orchids then of course it is fully legal. > BUT, Paphiopedilum spicerianum is protected by Forest Protection Act of > India. I am not sure if Indian government can give permission for this > species. Dendrobium lindleyi in your list is a wild species. If they can > prove that it is propagated then they can legally sell to US. > > > On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 7:41 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <tchak...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> This is fully legal business they are doing. First they are approaching >> Forest & Plantation Development Corporation, Govt. of WB. Then the plants >> are quarantined and finally there is sealing of Orchids in wooden boxes >> with Govt. tags in presence of Govt. officials with verification of name of >> each peace. I was going there regularly on behalf of BSI for identity >> verification during my tenure at Gangtok. >> >> On Feb 12, 2018 4:58 PM, "Pankaj Kumar" <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Some one has to report to the forest department to take action with some >>> proof. Otherwise nothing can be done to stop them. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Monday, February 12, 2018, Tapas Chakrabarty <tchak...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Garg ji. >>>> Pankaj ji >>>> This means that most of the cultivated orchids are hybrids. >>>> The orchid breeders of Kalimpong do not adopt this practice. They are >>>> exporting several species of orchids in bulk and each piece is fetching >>>> 10-20 USD per piece depending on the species. >>>> Thanks and regards. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 12, 2018 11:36 AM, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks, Pankaj ji. >>>>> >>>>> On 12-Feb-2018 10:49 AM, "Pankaj Kumar" <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Cattleya hybrid. >>>>>> Pankaj >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 1:02 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, Tapas ji. >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>> From: "Tapas Chakrabarty" <tchak...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> Date: 11-Feb-2018 10:26 PM >>>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:288196] Flower Show at Agri-Horti Society, >>>>>>> Kolkata- 4 >>>>>>> To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> Cc: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> ************************************************************ >>>>>> ********************************************************** >>>>>> *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 <2483%207128> (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 >>>>>> 9436 6251 <9436%206251> (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 <2483%207194> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> ************************************************************ >>> ********************************************************** >>> *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 <2483%207128> (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 >>> 9436 6251 <9436%206251> (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 <2483%207194> >>> >>> >>> > > > -- > ************************************************************ > ********************************************************** > *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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