| Golden-Flowered Snoutbean |
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| File size | 290721 |
| Original date | 12/27/15 12:13 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 90.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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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: Rhynchosia aurea Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Rhynchosia elongata, Glycine aurea, Glycine elongata, Hedysarum aureum
Synonyms: Rhynchosia elongata, Glycine aurea, Glycine elongata, Hedysarum aureum
Golden-Flowered Snoutbean is a slender trailing
annual herb with leaves trfoliate. Rachis is elongated, leaflets are
obovate to rhomboidal up to 5 cm long, velvet-hairy on both surfaces.
Flowers are yellow, borne in 6-20 flowered racemes; calyx up to 15 mm
long, teeth 3-4 times as long as tube, bristly, lowest longest. Pods
are spherical, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, 2-seeded. Golden-Flowered
Snoutbean is found throughout India. Flowering: December-March.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed at Vellore, Tamil Nadu. |
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