| Himalayan Tie Bush |
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| File size | 265907 |
| Original date | 6/25/09 9:15 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Wikstroemia canescens Family: Thymelaeaceae (Daphne family)
Synonyms: Daphne canescens, Daphne sericea, Diplomorpha canescens
Synonyms: Daphne canescens, Daphne sericea, Diplomorpha canescens
Himalayan Tie Bush is a small shrub with many slender branches, with
narrow-eeliptic or oblong leaves. Leaves are 3-6 cm long, silky when
young, but becoming hairless. Greenish yellow tubular flowers are borne
in rounded or sometimes elongates short-stalked clusters. Flowers have a
slender tube 0.8-1.2 cm long, silky-haired on the outside, with 4 short,
blunt, spreading petals. Young shoots are hairy. Stems are up to 2 m.
Fruit is narrow ovoid, black when ripe, enclosed at first in the hairy
tube, which splits and falls off. Himalayan Tie Bush is found in the
Himalayas, from Afghanistan to Sikkim, and Sri Lanka and China, at
altitudes of 1800-3000 m. Flowering: May-September.
| Identification credit: G.S. Rawat | Photographed at Govindghat-Ghanghria route, Uttarakhand. |
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