| Himalayan Daphne-Leaf |
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| File size | 477376 |
| Original date | 4/25/19 12:27 PM |
| Resolution | 4496 x 3000 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 140.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Daphniphyllum himalense Family: Daphniphyllaceae (Daphne-Leaf family)
Synonyms: Daphniphyllum benthamii, Goughia himalensis
Synonyms: Daphniphyllum benthamii, Goughia himalensis
Himalayan Daphne-Leaf is a tree 5-12 m tall. with
branchlets stout, white warty, young branches dark brown. Leaf-stalks
are reddish, 2-5 mm; leaf blade oblong-lanceshaped, oblong, or
oblong-elliptic, 10-21 x 2.5-7 cm, papery or thinly leathery, glaucous
and finely papillate below, green and shining above in dried state,
base wedge-shaped or blunt, tip pointed or tapering; lateral veins
10-14 pairs, prominent below and slightly impressed above. Male
flowers: inflorescence 3-5 cm; flower-stalk 4-8 mm; sepal-cup absent;
stamens 8-12; filaments about 1 mm; anthers oblong, about 1 mm. Female
flowers: inflorescence 4-6 cm; flower-stalk 7-13 mm; sepal-cup absent;
staminodes 5 around ovary; ovary ovoid, glaucous; style branches
recurved. Infructescence 7.5-9.5 cm; drupe ellipsoidal, 12-14 x 7-9 mm,
smooth, glaucous; style branches persistent. Himalayan Daphne-Leaf is
found in forests in Bhutan, NE India, N Myanmar, E Nepa, and China, at
altitudes of 1200-2500 m.
| Identification credit: Amber Srivastava | Photographed at Mossy fall, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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