| Curved-Hood Cobra Lily |
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| File size | 906358 |
| Original date | 6/30/08 10:32 AM |
| Resolution | 2096 x 1572 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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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 tortuosum var. curvatum Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Synonyms: Arisaema curvatum, Arum curvatum
Synonyms: Arisaema curvatum, Arum curvatum
Curved-Hood Cobra Lily is a species of Cobra Lily with green hood, having
whitish stripes. Leaves are usually 2, with 11-13 leaflets, which are
linear to lanceshaped, 9-19 cm long, 0.6-1.7 cm wide. The spathe consists
of a tube 5.4-5 cm long, cylindrical, gradually broadening into an ovate,
pointed hood, larger than the tube. Spadix appendage is 8-19 cm long ,
stout, at first curved and then prolonged upright beyond the limb, black
when dry. Curved-Hood Cobra Lily can be confused with
Whipcord Cobra Lily, but that one has
leaves with 5-7 leaflets which are broader, ovate to inverted-lanceshaped.
Curved-Hood Cobra Lily is found in the Himalayas, at altitudes of 1500-2500 m,
from Shimla to NE India. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. |