| Grand Viburnum |
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| File size | 101634 |
| Original date | 5/4/11 6:18 PM |
| Resolution | 680 x 510 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 6.72mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 3.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX L21 |
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Botanical name: Viburnum grandiflorum Family: Viburnaceae (Viburnum family)
Synonyms: Viburnum foetens, Solenotinus nervosus
Synonyms: Viburnum foetens, Solenotinus nervosus
Grand Viburnum is a shrub identified by its dense,
nearly stalkless clusters of relatively large pink fragrant flowers,
which appear on bare branches before the leaves. Flower clusters are
3-4 cm across, flower-tube slender, up to 1-1.5 cm long, the lobes 3-4
mm, spreading, elliptic. Leaves are elliptic, 8-10 cm or more, toothed,
hairy on veins beneath. Fruit is ellipsoid, red turning black, up to 2
cm, edible. It is a large shrub up to 3 m tall, or a small gnarled
tree. Grand Viburnum is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to SE
Tibet, at altitudes of 1500-3600 m. Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Suresh Rana | Photographed in Paddar Valley & Bhaderwah, J&K. |
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