Aug 16, 2010

•~ My Photography ~• : "Kandian dacnce orchid"



Kandian dance orchid [Oncidium-altissimum]
from our home garden.This belongs to the genus Onicidium, which has more than 300 orchid species.These have been named after it's resemblance to Kandyan Dancers, a traditional form of upcountry dancing in Sri Lanka, where the dancers wear highly ornamented costumes.

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