| Yellow Eulophia |
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| File size | 198634 |
| Original date | 6/4/08 6:07 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected, auto |
| Focal length | 75.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D80 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Eulophia flava Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Cyrtopera flava, Cyrtopodium flavum, Graphorkis flava
Synonyms: Cyrtopera flava, Cyrtopodium flavum, Graphorkis flava
Yellow Eulophia is a beautiful orchid found in sparse woods,
grasslands or sunny places of the Himalayas and SE Asia. It is a large
terrestrial orchid
with beautiful yellow flowers. Leaves are elliptic to lance-shaped, 40 cm
long, 5-6 cm wide, with a pointed tip. Flowers are 3-5 inch in diameter.
Flowers are borne in an erect panicle up to 2-2.60 m. The panicle can
contain 30-50 flowers. Flowering: April-June.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Dehradoon, Uttarakhand. |
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