| Khandala Canscora |
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| File size | 288170 |
| Original date | 10/3/09 12:40 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Canscora khandalensis Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Khandala Canscora is a small annual herb, 10-20 cm tall, with slender
erect, angled stem. Oppositely arranged stalkless leaves, 1 cm long, are
ovate-lanceshaped. Pink flowers are borne on short stalks, in cymes at the
end of branches. Flowers are have 4 petals, apparently only 3, as two are
fused together. Stamens are 4 with thread-like filament. Stigma is 2-lobed.
Capsules are oblong, 6-8 mm long. Khandala Canscora is occasionally found
in the evergreen forests of Sahyadri Hills. Flowering: November.
| Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar | Photographed on the Kas-Mahabaleshwar route, Maharashtra. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,