| Funnel Lip Dendrobium |
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| File size | 974155 |
| Original date | 4/8/09 3:55 PM |
| Resolution | 1780 x 1335 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/20s |
| 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: Dendrobium infundibulum Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Funnel Lip Dendrobium is a Southeast Asian, medium to
large sized species found on deciduous trees at altitudes of 200-2300 m.
The plant has erect, cylindrical, up to 10 leafed stem with sheaths covered
with black hairs and narrowly ovate or linear-lanceolate leaves, all along
the new stem. leaves are dark green, obscurely bilobed at the tip.
White flowers bloom in short, 2 flowered racemes that
arise from the nodes near the tip of the older leafless canes. Flowers can be
up to 10 cm across, and have a funnel-shaped lip with orange-yellow inside.
May be occasionally confused with
Handsome Flowered Dendrobium.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Gangtok, Sikkim & Imphal, Manipur. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,