| Single Flowered Bulb-Leaf Orchid |
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| File size | 774777 |
| Original date | 7/18/10 2:54 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 7.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Bulbophyllum affine Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Bulbophyllum kusukuensis
Synonyms: Bulbophyllum kusukuensis
Single Flowered Bulb-Leaf Orchid is an epiphytic orchid found in the evergreen
lowland forests of the Himalayas and SE Asia, at elevations of 600-1800 m.
It is a small sized plant with just one narrowly oblong, blunt leaf. The
plant blooms on a basal, slender, up to 7 cm long stalk carrying a solitary
flower. Flower is 1 inch, star shaped, creamish-yellow with beautiful
reddish veins.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Gori Valley, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,