| Purple-Spike Bulb-Leaf Orchid |
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| File size | 1637149 |
| Original date | 11/2/07 1:25 PM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 11.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D70 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Bulbophyllum careyanum Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Anisopetalum careyanum, Phyllorkis purpurea, Pleurothallis purpurea
Synonyms: Anisopetalum careyanum, Phyllorkis purpurea, Pleurothallis purpurea
Purple-Spike Bulb-Leaf Orchid is a tree-dwelling orchid
with remote, spherical to oblong,
lightly grooved pseudobulbs with a single apical, oblong to linear oblong,
leaf. The plant blooms in the winter and spring on a basal, stout, brown,
up to 23 cm long, lateral to hanging, many flowered inflorescence. The
inflorescences are covered with many lance-shaped, brown bracts and carry
foul smelling flowers with lance-shaped floral bracts. Purple-Spike Bulb-Leaf
Orchid is found in the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to Thailand and
Vietnam in evergreen lowland forests, at altitudes of 200-2100 m.
Found Flowering: November.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Uttarakhand. |
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