| Red Cryptochilus |
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| File size | 243140 |
| Original date | 7/6/07 1:47 PM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected, auto |
| Focal length | 48.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D70s |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cryptochilus sanguineus Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Red Cryptochilus is an orchid found in the eastern
Himalayas, Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanamar, Thailand to S. China
in broad-leafed forests on mossy trees, at elevations of 1800-2300 m.
It is a small to medium sized orchid growing on trees or occasionally
on rocks. It has egg-shaped pseudobulbs enveloped basally by sheaths,
carrying 1-3, leathery, oblong to elliptic, drooping, pointed, bright
green leaves. The plant blooms on a terminal, erect to lateral, up to a
foot long, several to many flowered inflorescence. Floral bracts are
shorter than the externally pubescent red tubular flowers which are
drooping and all held to one side. Flowers are 6-11 mm - sepal-tube
scarlet with purple tip.
Identification credit: K.L. Chaudhary
| Photographed in Shillong, Meghalaya. |