| Dark Purple Liparis |
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| File size | 1212656 |
| Original date | 7/30/17 12:55 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 47.072mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot SX50 HS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Liparis atropurpurea Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Platystylis atropurpurea, Leptorkis lindleyana
Synonyms: Platystylis atropurpurea, Leptorkis lindleyana
Dark Purple Liparis is a small terrestrial orchid, 4-8
cm tall, whole plant bluish. Pseudobulbs are small, 1-2 cm across.
Leaves are 2-3, 1.5-3 x 1-1.5 cm, ovate-lanceshaped, tapering at tip,
pleated lengthwise. Flowers are borne at branch-ends, in slender, lax
racemes. Flowers are 0.4-0.5 cm across. Sepals and petals are brown,
0.5 cm long, 0.1 cm wide. Lip is deep brown, 0.3-0.35 cm across,
0.6-0.7 cm long, notched at tip. Column is 0.2-0.25 cm long, curved.
Flower-stalk and ovary are 0.4-0.5 cm long. Dark Purple Liparis is
found among rock crevices in grasslands and evergreen forests in South
India and Sri Lanka. Flowering: July-October.
| Identification credit: Paulmathi Vinod | Photographed in Munnar, Kerala & Avalanche, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. . |
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