That must be a new record of India Vijay sir, do share the pics if possible. I would love to see. Pankaj
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Vijayadas D <dvijaya...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have seen macodes sps in upper sanitorium of Ponmudi - Trivandrum ,Kerala. > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:28 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 > > > > -- > Vijayadas D > Horticulturist EstateSupervisorDeputy > Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 > Riyadh -11462 , KSA > vijayadas.wetpaint.com >
