| Herbaceous Ayenia |
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| File size | 186569 |
| Original date | 7/20/14 12:32 PM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 25.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ayenia herbacea Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Synonyms: Byttneria herbacea, Commersonia herbacea
Synonyms: Byttneria herbacea, Commersonia herbacea
Herbaceous Ayenia is a profusely branched
prostrate herb, with stem hairy. Leaves are simple, alternate, 2-3 x
1.5-2.5 cm, ovate, base heart-shaped, margin toothed, hairy, hairless
beneath. Bracts are 1-3, subulate, sepals are basally fused, 4 mm,
oblong-laneshaped, petals appendaged, 4 mm, red, staminal tube with 5
stamens and 5 staminodes. Ovary is velvety, 5-celled. Fruit is 0.8 mm
across, spherical, septicidal; seeds 1 in each locule, muricate.
Herbaceous Ayenia is found in Peninsular India and NE India.
| Identification credit: Anurag Sharma | Photographed at Taralu Estate, Bangalore & Jharkhand. |
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