| Fringed Bulb-Leaf Orchid |
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| File size | 497022 |
| Original date | 2/18/12 9:32 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Bulbophyllum fimbriatum Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Cirrhopetalum fimbriatum, Phyllorchis fimbriata
Synonyms: Cirrhopetalum fimbriatum, Phyllorchis fimbriata
Fringed Bulb-Leaf Orchid is an orchid found in SW India at elevations of 1300
to 1600 m. It is a miniature sized, warm to cool growing orchid that grows
in rocks. The pseudobulbs are 1.5-2 cm. The plant has two leaves about 5 cm
long, which are shed before flowering. The plant blooms in the spring on a
7-10 cm long, slender, many flowered inflorescence. This scape carries 6-12
pale ivory or greenish flowers.
| Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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