| Long-Tailed Habenaria |
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| Original date | 9/8/06 12:27 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 683 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Habenaria longicorniculata Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Long-Tailed Habenaria is a 1-3 ft high terrestrial herb.
Oblong-elliptic leaves are 3-10, clustered on the base, and lie flat on the
ground. Flowers occur on a long erect stalk which is 30-80 cm tall. White
fragrant flowers are 1-4 in number. Greenish white petals are 10-14 mm long.
Flowers have a spur which is 10-15 cm long! Overall, the flowers have the
shape of an inverted funnel.
The Nilgiris have 17 species of orchids belonging to the Habenaria genus and it
is usual to see hundreds of these, flowering side by side on a single grassy
and rocky slope.
| Identification credit: Pravin Kawale | Photographed in Belgaum, Western Ghats & Kalakkad, Tamil Nadu. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,