| Musk Orchid |
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| File size | 430307 |
| Original date | 6/25/11 7:46 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/103s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Herminium monorchis Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Musk Orchid is a slender perennial ground orchid
with an erect, usually lax, spike of tiny greenish-yellow,
honey-scented flowers, each 2-3 mm across. Petals and sepals are
somewhat converging, but not forming a hood. Lip is 3-lobed, with 2
lateral lobes projecting at right angles or curved forward. Mid-lobe is
shorter. Lower leaves are elliptic oblong to linear lanceshaped, 2-7 cm
long. Upper leaves are bract-like. Stem is 7-15 cm tall. Musk Orchid is
found in the Himalayas. from Pakistan to Nepal, Tibet and China, at
altitudes of 3000-4300 m. Flowering: June-August.
Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess
| Photographed in Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. |