| Lacerated Liparis |
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| File size | 329577 |
| Original date | 5/17/12 6:24 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 100.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 13.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS REBEL T2i |
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Botanical name: Liparis lacerata Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Leptorchis lacerata, Stichorkis lacerata
Synonyms: Leptorchis lacerata, Stichorkis lacerata
Lacerated Liparis is an orchid growing on trees,
and has a clumping, sympodial growth form. The leaves are borne 2 on an
ovoid pseudobulb, 2-3 cm tall. The leaves are lanceshaped and can grow
grow up to 18 cm long. Flowers are borne on long, drooping racemes up
to 40 cm long. The flowers bloom from the base to the tip of the
inflorescence. The flower sepals and petals are orange in color. The
flower lip is orange, the center of the lip is of a more vivid shade
and has a lacerated lip margin. Lacerated Liparis is found in
Indo-China to Western Malaysia, Burma, Borneo and Sumatra.
| Identification credit: P.S. Sivaprasad | Photographed in Genepool Garden at Gudalur, Nilgiris. |
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