| Plantain Habenaria |
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| File size | 141934 |
| Original date | 8/16/08 11:08 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
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Botanical name: Habenaria roxburghii Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Orchis roxburghii, Orchis plantaginea, Gymnadenia plantaginea
Synonyms: Orchis roxburghii, Orchis plantaginea, Gymnadenia plantaginea
Plantain Habenaria is an erect tuberous ground orchid, up to 30 cm tall.
Leaves are circular, lying flat on the ground. Flowers are white, borne in
elongated racemes. Plantain Habenaria is commonly found in the undergrowth of forest in shady localities in the Eastern Ghats.
Flowering: July–August.
| Identification credit: J. M. Garg | Photographed in Talakona forest, Andhra Pradesh. |
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