| Croton Leaf Mysore Mallow |
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| File size | 105950 |
| Original date | 8/16/08 10:53 AM |
| Resolution | 700 x 525 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
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Botanical name: Decaschistia crotonifolia Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Croton Leaf Mysore Mallow is a shrub with stems
and branches densely whitish woolly. Ovate-lanceshaped leaves, 3-6 cm
long, 2-4 cm wide, have heart-shaped or rounded
bases, pointed tip and coarsely toothed margins. Leaves are velvety on
both sides, and are carried on 1.5 cm long stalks. Yellow flowers occur
singly in leaf axils. Sepal cup is bell-shaped with sepals 1-1.5 cm long.
Flowers have a dark maroon center, and are 5-7 cm across, with obovate
petals 3-4 X 2-2.5 cm. Capsules are enclosed in the sepal cup, and seends
are kidney-shaped. It is common in the deciduous forests of peninsular
India. Flowering: March-June.
Identification credit: Chandramohan Reddy
| Photographed in Talakona forest, Andhra Pradesh. |