| Shining Coelogyne |
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| File size | 2212279 |
| Original date | 4/9/09 2:32 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 15.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 3.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Coelogyne nitida Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Coelogyne ochracea, Cymbidium nitidum
Synonyms: Coelogyne ochracea, Cymbidium nitidum
Shining Coelogyne is an evergreen, epiphytic orchid, with lance-shaped,
dark green leaves, about a foot long. The genus name is derived from the
Greek words koilos (hollow) and gyne (woman), referring to
the concave stigma. Flowers are 6-8 in erect clusters, white with a lip
with rounded incurved lateral lobes with 2 yellow red-margined blotches,
and with a rounded white mid-lobe with 2 orange-red spots at the base and
with 2 ridges. Flowers are 4 cm across, with white sepals and petals.
Pseudobulbs are cylindrical, furrowed. 7-10 cm. Shining Coelogyne is found
growing on forest trees in the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to Bhutan and
Burma, at altitudes of 1500-2500 m. Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim. |