| Large-Spike Ramie |
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| File size | 1551720 |
| Original date | 9/14/08 9:48 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Boehmeria virgata var. macrostachya Family: Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Synonyms: Boehmeria macrostachya, Splitgerbera macrostachya, Boehmeria platyphylla
Synonyms: Boehmeria macrostachya, Splitgerbera macrostachya, Boehmeria platyphylla
Large-Spike Ramie is a perennial herb or subshrub, growing
up to 2 m tall. Leaves are papery, widely
varying in shape, proportions and number of teeth, ovate to
rhombic-ovate or elliptic, medium or large, 10–20
by 7–16 cm, usually relatively broad, length 1.5–2 × width; marginal teeth
25–50 either side.
Inflorescence-bearing axes are 10–50 cm long, pendulous, unbranched or
with a few long branches close to base or sometimes male with
lateral branches throughout length and erect with pendent
tip. Large-Spike Ramie is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, including the
Himalayas, at altitudes of 100-2600 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed at Yeoor Hills, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra & Rajouri, J&K. |
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