| Long-Horned Habenaria |
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| File size | 97820 |
| Original date | 10/1/14 10:06 AM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 14.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Habenaria longicornu Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Habenaria montana, Plantaginorchis longicornu
Synonyms: Habenaria montana, Plantaginorchis longicornu
Long-Horned Habenaria is a terrestrial orchid with
stem 10-40 cm tall. Leaves are up to 12 x 2.5 cm, clustered towards the
middle of the stem, linear-oblong, lanceshaped, pointed or
long-pointed. Flowering stem is up to 25 cm tall. Flowers are up to 8,
2.5 cm across, bracts shorter than the 2.5 cm long ovary, sepals ovate,
pointed, petals linear-oblong, narrower, lip 3-partite, side lobes 1.2
x 0.5 cm, wedge-shaped, tip obliquely flat, frilly, mid-lobe linear,
shorter. Spur is up to 10 cm long, tip club-shaped. Long-Horned
Habenaria is found in Peninsular India. Flowering: September-October.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar, Jeewan Singh Jalal | Photographed at Nandi Hills, Karnataka & Kalakkad, Tamil Nadu. |
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