| Funnel-Leaf Nervilia |
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| Original date | 6/18/10 8:11 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H50 |
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Botanical name: Nervilia infundibulifolia Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Nervilia hallbergii, Nervilia calcicola
Synonyms: Nervilia hallbergii, Nervilia calcicola
Funnel-Leaf Nervilia is a miniature sized, terrestrial orchid with a
slightly flattened tuber. The tuber produces tall, straight stem with 2
internodes and linear-oblanceolate, pointed, wide sheath. Leaves are
broadly heart-shaped, funnel-shaped, with crimped margins, minutely
toothed, 5-9 veined, gradually narrowing below into the stalked base. The
plant blooms in late spring and early summer on an erect, single flowered
inflorescence. Flowers have a lanceshaped, pointed to long-pointed,
concave, 3 veined floral bract. Flower arises singly on a leafless stem
5-15 cm tall. Flower is 3 cm across, greenish purple, carried on a cm long
stalk. Sepals and petals are 1.3-1.5 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, maroon-green.
Lip is also as long, but broader, 3-lobed. Mid-lobe is 10x6 mm, ovate,
pink with dark patches. Funnel-Leaf Nervilia is found in the eastern
Himalayas, Laos and Thailand, and south India, at elevations around 1700
m. Flowering: June-July.
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale
| Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra. |