| Small Flowered Oreorchis |
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| File size | 547133 |
| Original date | 6/22/08 6:33 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H7 |
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Botanical name: Oreorchis micrantha Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Oreorchis rolfei
Synonyms: Oreorchis rolfei
Small Flowered Oreorchis is a ground orchid with 2-3 linear to linear-
lanceshaped leaves. Flowering stem has 2-3 tubular sheaths. Inflorescence
is rather short, dense. Flowers are small, whitish to greenish-brownish.
Bracts are lanceshaped. Dorsal sepal is 6-7 mm long, lanceshaped, concave.
Lateral sepals are somewhat shorter but broader than the dorsal, oblong-
lanceshaped. Petals are lanceshaped, curved. Lip is broad, white with some
purple spots, 3-lobed, with a short slightly sack-like claw, at base.
Side-lobes are linear, blunt, 1-nerved, 2-2.5 mm long, almost free to the
base. Mid-lobe is oblong, basal half with hairy margins, widened in top
half, tip flat, shallowly notched. Small Flowered Oreorchis is found in
the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan, Assam, Tibet and W. China, at
altitudes of 2100-3300 m. Flowering: June-July.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Village Biyali, Uttarakhand |