| Glaucous Diploclisia |
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| File size | 1506963 |
| Original date | 2/9/08 1:47 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Diploclisia glaucescens Family: Menispermaceae (Moonseed family)
Synonyms: Cocculus glaucescens, Cocculus macrocarpus
Synonyms: Cocculus glaucescens, Cocculus macrocarpus
Glaucous Diploclisia is a climbing shrub with wrinkled bark.
Leaves are round or kidney shaped,
heart-shaped or abrputly ending at the base. The leaves are shining and
smooth, galucous beneath. Small yellow flowers are borne in many-flowered
panicles. Fruit is inverted egg shaped or oblong, almost stalkless, an inch
long.
Flowering:October-February.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
| Photographed at Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra. |