| Himalayan Green Cobra Lily |
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| File size | 1065175 |
| Original date | 6/30/07 2:20 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S650 |
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Botanical name: Arisaema jacquemontii Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Himalayan Green Cobra Lily is a perennial which grows to a height of 0.6m and a
width of 30-50 cm. Leaves 1 or 2. Leaflets 5-7, elliptic-ovate or
elliptic-lanceolate. Spathe green, white-streaked, as long as or longer than
the foliage; tube cylindric, 3.7-5.5 cm long. The spathe has a long acute
apex. Spadix included in the spathe. The thread-like appendage is rather
stout, curved. Berries globose, 4-4.5 mm broad, red when mature.
Himalayan Green Cobra Lily is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan
to China, at altitudes of 2300-3400 m. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh, Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand & Kashmir. |
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