| Short-Lip Jewel Orchid |
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| File size | 377675 |
| Original date | 8/31/19 2:06 PM |
| Resolution | 1800 x 2243 |
| 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: Anoectochilus brevilabris Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Anoectochilus sikkimensis, Anoectochilus tridentatus, Anoectochilus griffithii
Synonyms: Anoectochilus sikkimensis, Anoectochilus tridentatus, Anoectochilus griffithii
Short-Lip Jewel Orchid is a small sized, ground orchid
with a loose rosette of nearly heart-shaped to broadly elliptic,
pointed, velvety leaves which are maroon to garnet, base netveined in
gold to copper, matt-red green on the underside. The plant blooms in
the summer through mid fall on a 7-12 cm long, velvet-hairy
inflorescence with several to many flowers. Flowers are up to 1.5-1.8cm
across; sepals olive-green and white, lip white, mesochile teeth green.
Short-Lip Jewel Orchid is native to Nepal to East Himalaya, China and
N. Vietnam.
| Identification credit: Jambey Tsering | Photographed in Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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