| Tiny Hemipilia |
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| File size | 194566 |
| Original date | 7/24/23 11:12 AM |
| Resolution | 1800 x 1351 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 40.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 22.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D7500 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Hemipilia nana Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Orchis chusua var. nana, Apetalanthe gracilis, Ponerorchis nana
Synonyms: Orchis chusua var. nana, Apetalanthe gracilis, Ponerorchis nana
Tiny Hemipilia is a terrestrial orchid, up to 10 cm
long with oblong, bilobed tuber; stem with one or two blunt tubular
sheaths at the base. Leaf is one, linear-lanceshaped, pointed or
tapering, grooved. Flowers are borne singly, white or purple with
darker stripes. Bracts are lanceshaped, tapering, equalling the ovary;
sepals spreading. Petals are ovoid; lip shallowly 3-lobed with broad
flat tip and rounded toothed margin; spur cylindrical as long as the
ovary, somewhat compressed. Tiny Hemipilia is a rare ground orchid that
prefers to grow in grassy slopes and meadows at altitudes of 2000-3600
m. Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Tawang distt., Arunachal Pradesh. |
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