| Green Lipped Dendrobium |
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| File size | 3243670 |
| Original date | 11/29/08 12:04 PM |
| Resolution | 3264 x 2448 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 14.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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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 ovatum Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Dendrobium chlorops, Epidendrum ovatum, Cymbidium ovatum
Synonyms: Dendrobium chlorops, Epidendrum ovatum, Cymbidium ovatum
Green Lipped Dendrobium is an orchid native to Western Ghats, and also
Tamil Nadu. It is a herb growing on other plants. Pseudobulbs are 5-50 cm
long, mauve brown, internodes 2-4 cm long. Alternately arranged leaves,
5-10 cm long, are elliptic-oblong, membranous. Flowers arise in
many-flowred racemes, 5-15 cm long. Flowers are cream colored, with a
green center. However, there is quite a variation in color, and the flowers
may be greenish yellow. Sepals and petals are 7-10 mm long. Lips is 7-8 mm long,
3-lobed. Lateral lobed are small, erect, while the mid lobe is longer,
hanging out, covered with green soft hairs. Flowering: November-February.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke, Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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