| Hairy Calanthe |
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| Original date | 7/16/19 10:35 PM |
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| Flash | Flash fired, return not detected, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 36.0 |
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| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
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Botanical name: Calanthe puberula Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Calanthe amoena, Calanthe lepida, Calanthe similis
Synonyms: Calanthe amoena, Calanthe lepida, Calanthe similis
Hairy Calanthe is a terrestrial orchid with narrowly
cylindric pseduobulbs carrying 4 to 5, basal, green, leaves, which are
well developed at blooming, not deciduous. Leaves are elliptic to
elliptic-oblong, hairless to sparsely finely velvet-hairy along the
veins below, pleated, 5 veined, pointed to tapering at tip, gradually
narrowing below into the stalked base. The plant blooms in the late
spring and summer on 1 to 2, erect, slender, 23-40 cm long, laxly 4-10
flowered inflorescence with several, lanceshaped, sterile sheaths and
persistent, lanceshaped, long tapering at tip, floral bracts. Flowers
are pink, petals linear, 1.1-1.3 cm × 1-2 mm. Sepals are
ovate-lanceshaped, 1.1-1.6 cm x about 5 mm. is found in the Himalayas,
China, Bhutan, NE India, Japan, Nepal, N Vietnam, at altitudes of
1200-3000 m. Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Ashutosh Sharma | Photographed in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh. |
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