| East-Himalayan Roscoe Lily |
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| Original date | 6/7/10 4:35 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 9.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/40s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Roscoea auriculata Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Synonyms: Roscoea sikkimensis
Synonyms: Roscoea sikkimensis
East-Himalayan Roscoe Lily is an erect plant, 20-40 cm
tall. Leaves are 3-7; leaf sheath purple, tubular, wholly closed; leaf
blade lanceshaped, 7.5-20 x 2-2.5 cm, hairless, base eared and
stem-clasping, tip tapering. Inflorescence is several flowered;
flower-cluster-stalk enclosed by leaf sheaths; bracts
linear-lanceshaped, 2-2.5 cm, membranous. Flowers are usually bright
purple or white. Sepal-cup is about 3.5 cm. Flower tube is longer than
sepal-cup; petals lanceshaped, about 3.5 cm. Lateral staminodes erect,
white, sickle shaped, about 2 cm, shortly clawed. Lip is reflexed,
obovate, about 4.5 x 3 cm, tip 2-cleft. Stamens are about 2 cm; anther
about 1 cm; connective spur short. Capsule is 2-3 cm, seeds brown.
East-Himalayan Roscoe Lily is a found in grasslands at altitudes above
2400 m, in Nepal to East Himalaya to Tibet. Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Tawang distt., Arunachal Pradesh. |
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