| Curved-Stem Ginger |
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| File size | 290341 |
| Original date | 7/9/11 2:16 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Zingiber cernuum Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Curved-Stem Ginger is a large perennial herb, 1-2 m
tall, with curved stem. Leaves are 15-30 cm, narrow-elliptic,
long-pointed. Flowers are borne in spikes 5-10 cm long, directly from
the rootstock, rising just above the ground. Bracts are 2-3 cm long,
greenish-yellow. Sepal cup is shortly 3-lobed. Flowers are creamish,
variegated with red, with the lib broad and 3-lobed. Stamen is one with
short filament. Style is threadlike. Flowers open at night. Capsules
are 1 cm long, smooth with red, channeled seeds. Curved-Stem Ginger is
found in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats.
| Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar | Photographed at Olavan, near Dajipur, Maharashtra. |
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