| Carnatic Curcuma |
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| File size | 1857347 |
| Original date | 5/11/07 12:05 PM |
| Resolution | 2816 x 2112 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ7 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Curcuma karnatakensis Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Carnatic Curcuma is a small herb from ginger family,
endemic to
Karnataka. The plant was believed to grow wild at only one place in south
India, Hirahalli in Uttara Kannada district. It was discovered as recently
as 1990. Like some ginger family plants, Carnatic Curcuma first produces
flowers and the leaves follow. Carnatic Curcuma plant has a
small rootstalk, with broadly ovate-elliptic leaves which are horizontal.
Inflorescence is lateral or central. Sepals are transparent green, and the
flowers are pale yellow with rose coloured segment. The lip has a bright
yellow band in the middle starting from the bifid tip, gradually fading
towards the base. Staminodes are multicoloured.
| Identification credit: Mamiyil Sabu, J.M. Garg | Photographed in Karnataka. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,