A reply: "Dear All, Dr. Pankaj Sahani sent me this photograph about 2 months back. This species is very close to Zeuxine nervosa, Z. stenophylla (not reported from India) and Z. glandulosa (except the leaves). I have been working on the 'Jewel Orchid' subtribe for last 7 years and also did my Ph.D. on the same. As per my experience, some species of Zeuxine, especially those have wide range of distribution, show high range of variation in foliar characteristics, no. of glands inside the hypochile, shape and size of labellum epichile etc. Z. nervosa is a highly variable species as it occurs in INDIA (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, West Bengal); CHINA, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, JAPAN, NEPAL, NEW GUINEA, SRI LANKA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, THE PHILLIPPINES, VIETNAM. Therefore, it is requested to consult the above mention species (3 species, especially Z. nervosa) before drawing any conclusion. A clear illustration (habit, sepals, petals, lip, column, pollinarium) may be sent to me to identify the species correctly. In brief, I guess it is Z. nervosa. Thanking you. Sincerely yours, Avishek [Avishek Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.] Research Associate Central National Herbarium Botanical Survey of India A.J.C.B. Indian Botanic garden P.O.- B.Garden, Howrah -711 103 West Bengal, INDIA (Mobile: +91-9433171449) Website: www.avishekb.page4.me"
Thanks, Dr. Avishek. On 11 August 2011 14:07, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Resurfacing again for ID confirmation > Earlier feed back > Mayur ji......................................................Some *Zeuxine > looks like gracillis / glandulosa > * > Tanay..........................................................Though I > have very little idea about orchids > Is this *Zeuxine andamanica King & Pantl., 1897.?? > * > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mayur Nandikar <mayurnandi...@gmail.com> > Date: 31 March 2011 19:51 > Subject: [efloraofindia:66082] Zeuxine species for ID > To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > Hello to all > Some *Zeuxine *looks like *gracillis / glandulosa* > Collected from Andaman > Date: 09th Feb 2011 > Only single photograph I have for this time, flowers greenish- white > covered with and glandular hairs, three spiny outgrowth at the base of lip. > Looking ahead for expert comments. > > Thanx > -- > Mr. Mayur D. Nandikar, > Research Student, > Department of Botany, > Shivaji University, > Kolhapur. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1680 members & > 75,000 messages on 31/7/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 5000 species) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1680 members & 75,000 messages on 31/7/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 5000 species)
