| Corky Passion Flower |
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| File size | 461214 |
| Original date | 8/17/08 2:30 PM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A530 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Passiflora suberosa Family: Passifloraceae (Passion flower family)
Corky Passion Flower is a perennial vine which climbs up using tendrils.
Stems are hairless, commonly purplish, up to 6 m. Lower part of the stem is whitish,
with corky bark, which lends it the common name. Leaves are 3-lobed or
entire, 4-8 cm long. If the leaf is lobed, the central lobe is the
largest. Leaf stalks are 1-2.5 cm long, with 2 opposed glands. Flowers are
borne singly in leaf axils. Sepals are yellow-green, and the inner fringe
of the corona is purple. There are no real petals. Flower are 1.8-2.5 cm
across, carried on 1.5-2.5 cm long stalks. Fruit is nearly spherical,
purple, nearly 1 cm in diameter. Seeds are wrinkled, 3-4 mm long. Corky
Passion Flower is native to the American continents.
Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé
| Photographed at I.I.Sc., Bangalore. |