| Spotted Pleione |
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| File size | 410413 |
| Original date | 10/13/10 3:36 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 195.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 22.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D70s |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Pleione maculata Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Coelogyne maculata, Pleione diphylla, Coelogyne diphylla
Synonyms: Coelogyne maculata, Pleione diphylla, Coelogyne diphylla
Spotted Pleione is a curious terrestrial orchid,
with tubby, warty, green bulbs. Flowers are fragrant and white, with
the lip strongly marked with Imperial purple and yellow. Two folded,
lance-shaped leaves, 0.5-1 ft long, grow from the pseudobulb. Spotted
Pleione is found in Yunnan China, Assam India, eastern Himalayas,
Nepal, Laos, Myanamar, Thailand and Vietnam in highland primary cloud
forests at elevations of 600-2000 m.
| Identification credit: K.L. Chaudhary | Photographed in Shillong, Meghalaya & Kartok Reserve Forest, Sikkim. |
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