| Elephant Cobra Lily |
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| File size | 2407522 |
| Original date | 6/10/10 11:00 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| 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: Arisaema elephas Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Elephant Cobra Lily is an interesting species of Cobra Lily found in
China, Bhutan and Myanmar. We found it growing in Arunachal Pradesh too.
The "hood" or the spathe is purple, with white or greenish vertical
stripes, carried on a leafless stalk 11-15 cm long. The "tongue of the
cobra", or the spadix, is purple, and protrudes erect above the hood. The
plant has only one trifoliate leaf, carried on a 20-30 cm long green
stalk, which has 2 cm thick base. Leaflets are green - central leaflet is
obovate to inverted heart-shaped, stalkless, 5-10 cm long, 6-13 cm wide.
Lateral leaflets are oblique oblong or ovate, 7-14 cm long, 5-10 cm wide,
pointed, base broadly wedge-shaped. Elephant Cobra Lily is found in meadows,
mossy rocks, at altitudes of 1800-4000 m. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Bonaventure Magrys | Photographed in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,