| Thread-Petal Hairseed Orchid |
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| Original date | 12/30/18 9:59 AM |
| Resolution | 936 x 702 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 53.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 700D |
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Botanical name: Thrixspermum acuminatissimum Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Aerides acuminatissima, Dendrocolla acuminatissima
Synonyms: Aerides acuminatissima, Dendrocolla acuminatissima
Thread-Petal Hairseed Orchid is a mini-miniature
sized orchid growing on tree trunks in moist areas with a very short,
flattened stem carrying 3 to 5, lanceshaped, pointed leaves which are
gradually narrowing below into the clasping base. In the leaf-axils,
the plant bears short up to 20 cm long, round, zigzagged inflorescence
with a congested axis carrying 2 ranked, flattened bracts and 1-2
flowers that open simultaneously and last over a long period in the
summer. Flowers are yellow, scentless, sepals and petals yellow,
thread-like, membranous, 2-2.5 cm long, narrowly lanceshaped,
linear-oblong, tapering. Lip has a large sac rounded at the base, white
with yellow and reddish-brown spots, tip white, delicately veined,
contracted in to a capillary tail; column light yellow, deeply saccate,
foot less, very short; pollinia 2, light yellow, membranous,
club-shaped, stalkless on a rather large gland. Thread-Petal Hairseed
Orchid is found in Assam and SE Asia, at altitudes up to 100 m.
Flowering: November-March.
| Identification credit: Hussain Barbhuiya | Photographed in Kaziranga Orchid & Biodiversity Park, Assam. |
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