| Himalayan Crinum Lily |
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| File size | 731000 |
| Original date | 6/5/10 11:23 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Crinum amoenum Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family)
Synonyms: Crinum himalense, Crinum verecundum
Synonyms: Crinum himalense, Crinum verecundum
Himalayan Crinum Lily is a beautiful species of Crinum lily
with large, white flowers borne in a dense umbel of 6-12, with slender
spreading petals
and a long green flower-tube which looks like a flower-stalk. Stamens are
prominently reddish. The flower cluster is borne atop a slender leafless
stem 1-2 ft tall. Petals are linear-lanceshaped, 5-9 cm long, with the
flower-tube very narrow, 8-10 cm long. Style is long, purple in color.
Leaves are 10-12 cm long, spear shaped, 2.5-4 cm broad. Bulb is large,
5-7.5 cm in diameter. Himalayan Crinum Lily is found in the Himalayas,
from C Nepal to NE India and Burma, at altitudes of 700-1700 m. Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Shillong, Meghalaya & Chandel, Manipur. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,