| Thick Leaved Habenaria |
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| File size | 58674 |
| Original date | 8/29/10 10:16 AM |
| Resolution | 916 x 687 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Habenaria brachyphylla Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Platanthera brachyphylla, Habenaria crassifolia
Synonyms: Platanthera brachyphylla, Habenaria crassifolia
Thick Leaved Habenaria is a terrestrial orchid, 20-50 cm tall, found in
the Western Ghats. Leaves are 2, oppositely arranged, lying flat on the
ground. They are ovate, pointed, dark green above, pale below, 3-10 cm
long. Flowers are borne in an upright many-flowered raceme which stands on
a 15-35 cm long stalk. Flowers are creamy-white, 8 mm across, fragrant.
Flower stalks are 2 cm long (with ovary), green. Sepals are 4-6 cm, ovate-
round, 3-nerved, curved back. Petals are 3 mm, ovate. Lip is ovate, 5 mm
long, prominently 3-lobed. Spur is 2 cm long, curved, inflated.
Flowering: August-September.
| Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé, Pankaj Kumar | Photographed at Kas Plateau, Satara, Maharashtra. |
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