| Rusty Eria |
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| File size | 114334 |
| Original date | 5/3/19 2:51 PM |
| Resolution | 1800 x 1351 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected, auto |
| Focal length | 40.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3200 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Dendrolirium ferrugineum Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Eria ferruginea, Pinalia ferruginea, Trichotosia ferruginea
Synonyms: Eria ferruginea, Pinalia ferruginea, Trichotosia ferruginea
Rusty Eria is a small sized, tree-dwelling orchid with
a thick creeping rhizome giving rise to stem-like, cylindric, 5 noded,
branched pseudobulbs enveloped by sheaths and carrying 2, apical,
narrowly oblong-elliptic to elliptic, pointed to somewhat tapering,
leathery leaves, gradually narrowing below into the grooved, stalked
base. The plant blooms in the spring on a basal, racemose, woolly, up
to 16 cm long, laxly 5 to 10 flowered inflorescence enveloped by
lanceshaped, tapering, woolly sheaths and has ovate, pointed, reflexed,
woolly floral bracts. Flowers are 2-3 cm across, white, with a pink
lip. Rusty Eria is found in NE India and Bhutan at elevations of
800-1800 m.
| Identification credit: Jambey Tsering | Photographed in Tippi, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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