| Pointed-Leaf Belly-Lip Orchid |
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| File size | 823107 |
| Original date | 11/30/02 12:00 AM |
| Resolution | 1800 x 1351 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 20.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX P900 |
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Botanical name: Gastrochilus acutifolius Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Saccolabium acutifolium, Gastrochilus dentatus, Saccolabium dentatum
Synonyms: Saccolabium acutifolium, Gastrochilus dentatus, Saccolabium dentatum
Pointed-Leaf Belly-Lip Orchid is a small to medium
sized, tree-dwelling orchid with elongate, slender stems enveloped
basally by leaf bases and carrying distichous, linear-oblong, pointed
or tapering, leathery leaves. The plant blooms in the fall with a
densly several flowered, 5 cm long, corymb-like inflorescence that has
fragrant flowers. Flowers are 2 cm across, yellowish with prominent
red markings. Lip is white with red spots, and a fringed margin.
Pointed-Leaf Belly-Lip Orchid is found in Himalaya to China, at
altitudes of 700 to 900 m.
| Identification credit: Jambey Tsering | Photographed in Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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