| Orange-Lip White Dendrobium |
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| File size | 1268121 |
| Original date | 4/9/09 3:38 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S650 |
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Botanical name: Dendrobium williamsonii Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Callista lubbersiana, Callista williamsonii
Synonyms: Callista lubbersiana, Callista williamsonii
Orange-Lip White Dendrobium is an orchid found in the Himalayas in NE India
and SE Asia, at elevations of 600-1400 m, as a small sized, warm to cool
growing epiphyte. The plant has upright, elongate-fusiform, velvety stems
that are many leafed towards the top, carrying, oblong or lance-shaped,
velvety, obscurely bilobed leaves. Leaf sheaths are densely covered with
black hairs. The plant blooms in late winter and early spring on a very
short, black hairy, 1-3 flowered inflorescence with waxy, fragrant
flowers. Flowers are cream-white to yellow, 4.5 cm across. The lip is
wavy, with an orange-red spot and a showy frilling .
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Gangtok, Sikkim. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,