| Himalayan Coralberry |
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| File size | 302417 |
| Original date | 6/7/16 10:15 AM |
| Resolution | 1500 x 1125 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 3.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ardisia macrocarpa Family: Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family)
Himalayan Coralberry is a forest plant growing to 1 m tall. Leaves are
soomth, narrow lance-shaped, with margins crisped and rounded-toothed. Pink
flowers arise on short stalks, in umbels at the end of branches. Flowers are
stiff, have 5 narrow-oblong sepals, and lance-shaped pointed petals, 5 mm long.
Berries are bright glossy red, round, depressed at the tip. Himalayan
Coralberry is found in the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to Sikkim, at
altitudes of 1500-2400 m. Flowering: April-July.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Pelling, Sikkim. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,