| East-Indian Vanilla |
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| File size | 435467 |
| Original date | 4/4/24 12:41 PM |
| Resolution | 3072 x 2304 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 108.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Vanilla borneensis Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Vanilla pilifera
Synonyms: Vanilla pilifera
East-Indian Vanilla is a large sized, tree-dwelling
orchid with an elongate, round climbing stem carrying short stalked
leaves that have an abrupt narrow tip. The plant blooming in the winter
and early spring on a 3-7 cm long, up to 6 flowered inflorescence with
spreading bracts and carrying fragrant flowers. Flowers are 6.8 cm
across with prominently hairy lip. Sepals are 3, free,
oblong-lanceshaped, greenish, shiny, 3-3.4 cm long. Lateral petals are
similar to sepals; lip whitish pink with dark purple veins inside,
about 3 cm long with appendage hairs at tip down to the mouth close to
8-10 scales of brush, hairs about 0.5 cm long; lower inside in front
column dark red; column 1-1.8 cm long, most part fused to lip;
operculum green. East-Indian Vanilla is native to NE India, Thailand to
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in State Orchidarium, Imphal, Manipur. |
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