| Colorful Malaxis |
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| File size | 116271 |
| Original date | 7/10/11 10:46 AM |
| Resolution | 836 x 627 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 38.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/13s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Crepidium versicolor Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Microstylis versicolor, Malaxis versicolor, Liparis priochilus
Synonyms: Microstylis versicolor, Malaxis versicolor, Liparis priochilus
Colorful Malaxis is a terrestrial orchid with short
stem, pseudobulb ovoid. Leaves are 2 rarely 3 stalkless or shortly
stalkes, ovate to
lanceshaped. Flowers are borne in densely flowered raceme atop leafless
stem. Bracts are lanceshaped, deflexed. Flowers are small, yellow or
purple, lip is short wedge-shaped or kidney-shaped, with comb-like
teeth.
It apppears similar to M. Rheedei, but always small, and
pseudobulbous, with stalkless leaves and smaller flowers in denser
spikes.
Colorful Malaxis is found in India, up to Assam in the east, South
India and Sri Lanka.
| Identification credit: Jayesh Patil | Photographed in Matheran, Maharashtra & Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. |
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