Bulbophyllum annandalei (Thailand)

Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 82: 197 1920.

Synonym:
Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 78 (1924), nom. illeg.

Common name: Annandale’s Bulbophyllum

Distribution: Thailand and Malaysia

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Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl. by Dr. Pankaj Kumar

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ORCHIDACEAE: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl.: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 82: 197 (1920).

Synonym:
Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 78 (1924), nom. illeg.

Distribution: Thailand and Malaysia
Curent pic taken from live collection at KFBG, Hong Kong.

I was looking for the origin of species epithet of this, but couldnt find.
“annandalei” sounds like Indian so I was just curious.
If anyone can help, I would be grateful.

1) there are many places by the name Annandale

2) at least one personality by the name … N. Annandale, Indian sponge specialist in the first half of the 20th century, who did some important monographs on Asian freshwater sponges, as well as some studies on Indian marine sponges, notably excavating sponges.

http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=sponges&id=415

Thats nice. It has to be name of a person for sure. You may be right.
I will have to find out. I imagine why they will name a plant after some one who works on fresh water sponges. May be they did !!!

…, maybe you should ask the Thais or the Malays on Facebook if they had anyone by that name because most of their names are also Indianized since their religious scriptures are in Pali.

I am so happy that I could help you with some thing concerning orchids, my zero knowledge group:

annandalei: for T.N.Annandale (+ of), who was the Superintendent of the Indian Museum, Calcutta (listed as orig.coll. with H.C.Robinson, see robinsonii). ex Thailand, cf. Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl.1920.

http://gosfordorchidsociety.webs.com/My%20files/BOOKA-C.pdf

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Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl.: Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl. straight from my table.

nice but no wonder not your ususally detailed pic… just noticed its from iphone… good but no cigar

Cigar???? Where does cigar come from!! Yes I didn’t bring my camera to office as it is heavy an I am sick. Will bring tomorrow if it doesn’t rain!!!

ha ha … sorry its a local idiom.. nice but no cigar means nice but no prize…
just a little funny way to appreciate something but not all out GREAT… etc…
and a left handed compliment to your skills, since its missing here..
no problem, I too usually carry my sony prosumer everywhere not the nikon and its whole family…gets too heavy and cumbersome for me …