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| File size | 667397 |
| Original date | 4/16/09 4:01 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/220s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Dracaena fragrans Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Synonyms: Aletris fragrans
Synonyms: Aletris fragrans
Corn Plant is a garden plant, that resembles a corn stalk in habit. It is
native to West Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. Corn Plant has rosettes of
glossy, green leaves, broadly striped and banded with light green and
yellow down the center. It is a slow growing pole shrub and the leaves can
reach up to 3 feet long by 4 inches wide. When plants are grown in the
ground, they can reach about 20 foot tall but their growth is limited when
they are potted. Corn Plant has white flowers that are highly fragrant,
hence the species name fragans. The buds can sometimes be pinkish.
It is a popular houseplant with several cultivars available with the
leaves variegated with white or yellow stripes.
| Identification credit: Shaista Ahmad | Photographed in Delhi. |
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