| Sword-Leaf Oberonia |
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| File size | 235290 |
| Original date | 10/27/07 3:40 PM |
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| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 11.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D70 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Oberonia ensiformis Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Iridorkis ensiformis, Malaxis ensiformis, Oberonia trilobata
Synonyms: Iridorkis ensiformis, Malaxis ensiformis, Oberonia trilobata
Sword-Leaf Oberonia is an orchid found growing on rocks in Assam, Eastern
Himalayas, Nepal, India, and parts of SE Asia, at altitudes of 600-700 m.
The plant has a short stem carrying 4-5 linear sword-shaped, curved,
leaves. The plant blooms in autumn on an erect, densely many flowered,
thick, fleshy, up to 25 cm long, racemose inflorescnece, in leaf axil. The
inflorscence has diatant, lance-shaped, acute bracts and convolute, ovate-
circular, acute, frilly floral bracts.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Uttarakhand. |