| Caustic Vine |
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| Original date | 7/10/09 3:50 PM |
| Resolution | 1080 x 810 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S60 |
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Botanical name: Cynanchum viminale Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Sarcostemma viminale, Cynanchum viminale, Apocynum viminale
Synonyms: Sarcostemma viminale, Cynanchum viminale, Apocynum viminale
Caustic Vine is a succulent climbing plant. Stems
and branches are mostly prostrate or scrambling over other vegetation,
grey-green, producing milky sap when broken. The lower part of the stem
has a thick corky bark. The leaves are reduced to scales. Star-shaped,
creamish-yellow-green flowers are borne in spherical umbels, sweetly
scented. Fruits are carrot-shaped, containing seeds with a pappus of
white, silky hairs. Caustic Vine is native to India, Africa and
Australia.
Medicinal uses: 
Plant extract is given in digestive disorders. Plant paste is applied
on fractured bone.
Plant extract is given in digestive disorders. Plant paste is applied
on fractured bone. | Identification credit: Gunwant Mahajan | Photographed at Markal, near Alandi, East of Pune. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,