| West-Indian Habenaria |
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| File size | 358141 |
| Original date | 4/17/07 3:49 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A410 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Gennaria griffithii Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Diphylax griffithii, Habenaria decipiens, Habenaria griffithii
Synonyms: Diphylax griffithii, Habenaria decipiens, Habenaria griffithii
West-Indian Habenaria is a terrestrial orchid 15-30 cm tall, with small
oblong tuberoids. Leaves are 2-3 (up to 4), 2 larger near base of stem,
oblong-elliptic or oblong, 5-7 x 2-3 cm, above rapidly diminishing in
size. Inflorescence is loosely many-flowered, almost one-sided. Bracts are
lanceshaped. Flowers very small, greenish, somewhat tubular. Petals and
sepals are 3-4 mm long, spreading at their tips. Dorsal sepal is ovate-
lanceolate; lateral sepals obliquely linear oblong. Petals are linear
lanceolate, widened towards base. Lip is narrowly triangular-oblong, 3-4
mm long, shortly 3-toothed at apex. Spur is saccate. Ovary is oval, 6-8 mm
long, hairless. West-Indian Habenaria is found in the Himalayas, in
Pakistan, Kashmir eastwards to Kamaon, at lower altitudes, up to 2100 m.
Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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