| Ban Oak |
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| File size | 575391 |
| Original date | 4/12/08 9:55 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 16.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Quercus lanata subsp. lanata Family: Fagaceae (Beech family)
Synonyms: Quercus oblongata, Quercus nepaulensis, Quercus banga
Synonyms: Quercus oblongata, Quercus nepaulensis, Quercus banga
Ban Oak is an evergreen tree to 25m, found in the Himalayas. It is a
large or medium sized tree, with leathery dull green leaves, sharply
toothed leaves, 6-16 cm long. Leaves have dense white-woolly hairs on the
underside. Flowers arise in catkins. Male catkins are woolly-haired. Nuts
are ovoid, to 1.5 cm, half covered by the the involucral cup when mature.
Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Gajendra Rawat, Gaurav Verma | Photographed in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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