| Sikkim Cobra Lily |
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| File size | 961462 |
| Original date | 6/25/11 6:59 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Photo: Thingnam Girija |
Botanical name: Arisaema utile Family: Araceae (Arum family )
This very intriguing plant has a flower that is shaped like an extended hood
of a Cobra. The leaves of Sikkim Cobra Lily are divided into three large
leaflets. The middle one is rhombic to almost circular. The flower has large
outer bract enclosing the flower-head, known as the spathe. The
spathe is purple in colour with white stripes. A thread-like appendage, 15-22
cm long, longer than the spathe, extends forward from within the bract.
Sikkim Cobra Lily is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan and Sikkim,
at altitudes of 2800-3100 m.
Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,