| Deccan Jatropha |
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| File size | 238447 |
| Original date | 8/1/16 1:01 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 90.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 20.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D7100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Jatropha heynei Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Jatropha tuberosa
Synonyms: Jatropha tuberosa
Deccan Jatropha is a subshrub with leaves
alternate, deeply divided into 3 lobes, 3-nerved; lobes
inverted-lanceshaped, 10-16 x 3-4 cm, base wedge-shaped, shortly
decurrent, tip pointed; leaf-stalk about 8 cm. Flowers are unisexual, 6
mm across. Outer tepals ovate, 2.5 mm, blunt; inner ones oblong, 5 x 2
mm, decurrent, blunt. Stamens 8-10; filaments shortly fused, 0.6 mm;
anthers 2 mm. Ovary is spherical, 3-locular; ovules 3, drooping; styles
3, free or basally fused, entire or each 2-fid. Disc-glands is 5, free,
yellow. Capsule is smooth or ribbed, 3-valved; seeds ovoid, oblong or
3-gonous, carunculate. Deccan Jatropha is found in Peninsular India.
| Identification credit: Ashish Neralekar, Sushant More | Photographed in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. |
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