| Slim Goodyera |
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| File size | 510792 |
| Original date | 4/8/09 3:49 PM |
| Resolution | 1216 x 912 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/8s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Goodyera procera Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Epipactis procera, Leucostachys procera
Synonyms: Epipactis procera, Leucostachys procera
Slim Goodyera is a small to large sized terrestrial orchid with a whitish
stem enveloped completely by elliptic, sharp-tipped, leaves. Upper
leaves are smaller than the lower ones. The plant blooms in early spring
on an erect, up to 20 cm long, many flowered, closely set, raceme with 2-3
well spaced bracts and long-triangular, acute floral bracts and carrying
flowers that do not open widely. Slim Goodyera is an orchid found in the
Himalayas, from Nepal to SE Asia and parts of China, at elevations of
100-2400 m in wet open mossy places among secondary grasslands and open
shrubs,commonly along rocky stream valleys.
| Identification credit: Avishek Bhattacharjee & Jagdeep Verma | Photographed in Gangtok, Sikkim, Tipi, Arunachal Pradesh & Tamil Nadu. |
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