| Deccan Bur Cucumber |
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| File size | 600566 |
| Original date | 9/30/17 9:24 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 90.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Blastania garcinii Family: Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin family)
Synonyms: Sicyos garcini, Ctenolepis garcini
Synonyms: Sicyos garcini, Ctenolepis garcini
Deccan Bur Cucumber is an annual vine with slender
stem, climbing using tendrils. It is named for Laurent Garcen, 18th
century French botanist who traveled extensively in India. Leaves are
1-4 cm across, deeply palmately 5 lobed, lobes hairy on both surfaces,
toothed, with a fine point at the tip, base narrowed. Flowers very
small, yellow, pinwheel shaped. Male flowers are small, borne in cymes.
Female flowers are borne singly. Fruit is broader than long, up to 1 x
0.5 cm, bright red, kidney-shaped or hammer-shaped, seeds oblong.
Deccan Bur Cucumber is found in Peninsular India and Sri Lanka.
Flowering: December-January.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. |
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