| Beaked Widelip Orchid |
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| File size | 822240 |
| Original date | 7/25/10 2:09 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 20.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Liparis rostrata Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Beaked Widelip Orchid is a terrestrial orchid 5-20 cm tall. Pseudobulbs
are small, ovoid, sheathed. Stem arise from base of pseudobulb, floppy,
sometimes stout. Leaves are 2, opposite, stalked, elliptic-ovate to
oblong, pointed or blunt, narrowed towards base, blade up to 7-10 x 3-5
cm, stalk 3-7 cm long. Inflorescence is lax. Bracts are very small, 1-2 mm
long; triangular. Flowers are delicate and fall off easily. Petals are
spreading or curved back, sepals are dull yellowish-green with some
purple, linear-lanceshaped, 10 x 1-1.5 mm. Petals are darker purple,
threadlike 5-7 x 0.3 mm. Lip from 2-3 mm long, channelled claw expanded
into broadly obovate flat blade, green, tinged with lilac, 8 mm broad,
margin toothed, front slightly flat, beaked. Column is very slender,
arched, 4 mm long. Ovary with thin, about 1 cm long stalk; ripe
seed-capsule are enlarged. Beaked Widelip Orchid is found in NW Himalayas,
eastward to Nepal, at elevation of 1500-2900 m. Flowering: July-August.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. |