| Elegant Slipper Orchid |
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| File size | 186823 |
| Original date | 6/29/07 5:29 PM |
| Resolution | 2000 x 1500 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cypripedium elegans Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Coelogyne elegans
Synonyms: Coelogyne elegans
Elegant Slipper Orchid is a terrestrial orchid with a very hairy stem,
growing up to 10 cm tall. The plant has two stalkless leaves, broadly
ovate, 3-3.7 cm long. Flower are 2.5 cm across, with greenish sepals and
petals, and a bag-like lip, typical of Cypripedium species. The lip
is shorter than the sepals, brown with darker brown lines. Bracts are
large, as long as the flower. Elegant Slipper Orchid is found in the
Himalayas, from Nepal to Bhutan and S.E. Tibet, at altitudes of
3300-4200 m. Flowering: June.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |