| Common Green Cymbidium |
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| File size | 995817 |
| Original date | 3/24/08 10:11 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 12.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/33s |
| Aperture | 4.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Cymbidium lowianum Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Cymbidium giganteum var. lowianum, Cyperorchis lowiana
Synonyms: Cymbidium giganteum var. lowianum, Cyperorchis lowiana
Common Green Cymbidium is probably the most widespread of all the orchid
species. It has oval pseudobulbs bearing up to 10
strap-shaped pointed leaves that reach a length of 30 in. The flower
spikes can become a foot long and bears up to 26 flowers that are very
long lasting, up to 4 inches, with olive -green to yellowish tepals and a
somewhat yellow lip with a red-edged middle lobe. The inflorescence is
arched. Common Green Cymbidium is native to Burma and the Himalayas.
Flowering: January-April.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Imphal, Manipur & Kalimpong, West Bengal. |
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