| Stinkhorn Clubhead |
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| Original date | 4/15/19 9:04 AM |
| Resolution | 5184 x 3888 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX B700 |
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Botanical name: Rhopalocnemis phalloides Family: Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family)
Synonyms: Phaeocordylis areolata
Synonyms: Phaeocordylis areolata
Stinkhorn Clubhead is a root parasite plant 15-30 cm
tall, yellowish to brownish. The genus name Rhopalocnemis comes
from the Greek rhopalon meaning club. The species name derives
from its resemblance to Stinkhorn Mushrooms called Phallus.
Inflorescence is club-shaped, 7-20 x 3-7.5 cm, with male flowers
toward base and female flowers toward tip; scale-like bracts larger at
middle of inflorescence, apically about 5 mm in diameter. Rhizome is
6-13 x 6-21 cm; sheath lobes 5, irregularly triangular, 1-2 × 1.2-1.5
cm. Flowering stems are 2-10 × 2-5 cm. Leaves are spirally arranged, a
scattered, warty, apically slightly reflexed. Flowers are stalkless.
Stinkhorn Clubhead is found in dense forests, thickets, at altitudes of
1000-2700 m, in Himalaya to China (SE. Yunnan, Guangxi) and Malesia.
| Identification credit: Momang Taram | Photographed in Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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