| Stem-Less Oberonia |
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| Original date | 10/27/07 3:48 PM |
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| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 18.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D70 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Oberonia acaulis Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Iridorkis myriantha, Malaxis myriantha, Malaxis sikkimensis
Synonyms: Iridorkis myriantha, Malaxis myriantha, Malaxis sikkimensis
Stem-Less Oberonia is an epiphytic orchis found in China, Eastern
Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanamar, Thailand and Vietnam at altitudes of
1000-1650 m. It is a small to medium sized orchid with a short stem
carrying 3-5, linear-ensiform, falcate, unequal leaves. It blooms in the
fall and winter on a verticiliate, long, slender, decurved, 16-37 cm long,
densely many flowered inflorescence, in leaf axil. The inflorescence has
distant linear bracts and lance-shaped, acuminate, floral bracts.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Uttarakhand. |