| East-Himalayan Lily Turf |
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| Original date | 6/2/18 9:16 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/50s |
| 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: Ophiopogon clarkei Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Synonyms: Mondo dracaenoides var. clarkei
Synonyms: Mondo dracaenoides var. clarkei
East-Himalayan Lily Turf is a herb bearing runners. Roots are
slender, usually with spindle-shaped, tuberous part near middle or tip.
Leaves are all at the base, clustered, stalkless, grasslike, 7-30 cm x
2-3 mm, 5-7-veined, margin slightly minutely toothed. Flowering stem is
10-20 cm. Flowers are borne in a 2-5-flowered panicle, 2-3 cm across.
Bracts are lanceshaped to narrowly ovate, basal one 6-7 mm. Flowers are
solitary or paired; flower-stalk 4-5 mm, jointed at or below middle.
Tepals are white streaked with purple, ovate to ovate-lanceshaped, 7-8
x 2.5-3.5 mm. Filaments about 1.5 mm; anthers about 4.5 mm. Style
basally slightly widened. East-Himalayan Lily Turf is found in forests, scrub
forests, cliffs, streamsides in NE India, Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, E
Xizang, NW Yunnan, at altitudes of 2000-3500 m. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed at Shirui hill, Ukhrul, Manipur. |
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