| Long-Lipped Zeuxine |
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| File size | 131074 |
| Original date | 2/21/12 2:08 PM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Zeuxine longilabris Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Monochilus longilabris, Monochilus affinis, Haplochilus longilabris
Synonyms: Monochilus longilabris, Monochilus affinis, Haplochilus longilabris
Long-Lipped Zeuxine is a small sized terrestrial
orchid with a lower creeping stem becoming erect. The plant carries
leaves which are ovate to ovate-oblong, acute, hairless, 7 nerved,
rounded at base. The plant blooms in the late fall and early winter on
an erect, 2-6 cm long, few flowered inflorescence. Flowers are white
can be identified by more or less coarsely toothed lobules of lip and
one gland in each side of the sac. Floral bracts are ovate-lanceshaped,
long-pointed, scarious, as long as the ovary floral bracts. Long-Lipped
Zeuxine is found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand,
Myanamar and Cambodia, growing among grasses.
| Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar | Photographed at Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa. |
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