| Lanceleaf Buttonwood |
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| Original date | 5/13/17 1:41 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 100.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 13.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 7D |
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Botanical name: Conocarpus lancifolius Family: Combretaceae (Rangoon creeper family)
Synonyms: Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb.) Bedd., Conocarpus niloticus Delile ex Steud.
Synonyms: Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb.) Bedd., Conocarpus niloticus Delile ex Steud.
Lanceleaf Buttonwood is an evergreen tree, usually
growing 10-20 m tall. The bole can be up to 90 cm in diameter. Leaves
are smooth and shiny, to 10 cm long, lanceshaped, narrowing towards the
base, in dense spirals. Flowers are yellow-green, in round heads on
branched stalks, slightly fragrant. Fruits are dry, round, greenish
heads, cone like, containing tiny, scale-like hard seeds. The tree's
wood is dense and suitable for charcoal. Goats use the young trees and
shoots as fodder, although the leaves contain tannin. A
drought-resistant species, Lanceleaf Buttonwood is one of the more
promising trees for dry areas. Lanceleaf Buttonwood is native to Somalia.
Medicinal uses:
A gum obtained from the tree
is used to treat chest and bowel complaints.
Medicinal uses:
A gum obtained from the tree
is used to treat chest and bowel complaints. | Identification credit: P.S. Sivaprasad | Photographed in Bangalore outskirts, Karnataka. |
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