| Thick Spine Oberonia |
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| Original date | 11/2/07 1:12 PM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 40.0 |
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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 pachyrachis Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Iridorkis pachyrachis, Oberonia orbicularis, Iridorkis orbicularis
Synonyms: Iridorkis pachyrachis, Oberonia orbicularis, Iridorkis orbicularis
Thick Spine Oberonia is an orchid found in the Himalayas. Leaves are 3-4
inches long, narrow sword-shaped. Flowering stem (scape) is very broad
flat, leaf-like, 2-4 inches. Flower spike is straight - minute, stalkless
flowers densely tile a very thick spine. Bracts are very short
semi-circular jagged; petals are narrow, lip is circular or rounded–ovate
quite entire.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Uttarakhand. |