Epipactis veratrifolia

Epipactis veratrifolia Boiss. & Hohen., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 11 1854. (Syn: Amesia somaliensis (Rolfe) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. …………………..);

 

Eastern Marsh Helleborine; 

 

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Epipactis veratrifolia Boiss. & Hohen. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 11 (1854).
Synonyms:
Limodorum veratrifolium (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891), nom. illeg.
Arthrochilium veratrifolium (Boiss. & Hohen.) Szlach., Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 588 (2003).
Epipactis amoena Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.º 7403 (1832), nom. nud.
Epipactis consimilis Wall. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 126 (1890), nom. illeg.
Epipactis somaliensis Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 189 (1897).
Epipactis abyssinica Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 612 (1907).
Serapias somaliensis (Rolfe) A.A.Eaton, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 21: 67 (1908).
Helleborine consimilis Druce, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 547 (1909).
Helleborine somaliensis (Rolfe) Druce, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 547 (1909).
Amesia somaliensis (Rolfe) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 473 (1913).
Epipactis handelii Schltr., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 57: 274 (1920).
Epipactis wallichii Schltr., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 57: 275 (1920).
Arthrochilium handelii (Schltr.) Szlach., Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 588 (2003).
Distribution: Caucasus to Somalia and SC. China 

032 2011 VERMICULIPHILY NATURE PRECEDINGS.pdf

Excellent Shots…….nice use of jeep

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Very good study …. Identifying a pollinator of a particular species must be a tedious job with great patience. I do not know whether this hoverfly is generalist or specific to this orchid (egg laying though indicate specific relationship) this case is very similar to the co-evolution of Yucca whiplei and Pronuba yuccasela case.
Pollination methods are very interesting in flowering plants and the plants are more evolving taxa for such relationships. This case gives me another example to be explained to PG students for co-evolution.

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Thanks a lot sir.
Hoverflies are not generalists in case of orchids, but they do lay eggs in flowers of other non-orchidaceous plants.

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Dehradun-Mussoorie Tour 2013:: Orchid for id..Epipactis sp. from Mussoorie..: Attachments (6). 8 posts by 3 authors.

Epipactis veratrifolia.

Epipactis veratrifolia
Eastern Marsh Helleborine
Family – Orchidaceae

This beautiful Orchid is highly specific in habitat and is found near marshy habitat . Recently I found good population (more than 60 plants) of this beautiful Orchid growing near the local ravines along the edges of wheat field .
Associated species includes Vicia sativa, Gentiana pedicellata, Medicago polymorpha and Saccharum sp.

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Very beautiful presentation …, always nice to see such beauties in nature..  

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Thanks … You really have very keen observation, Thanks for letting me know about this different mode of pollination, I recently came across your paper on VERMICULIPHILY in Orchids.  

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References:

The Plant List   Epipactis veratrifolia – Eastern Marsh Helleborine