| Lesser Candelabra Tree |
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| File size | 87413 |
| Original date | 4/9/11 1:28 PM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 70.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Euphorbia cooperi Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Lesser Candelabra Tree is an evergreen shrub or tree, with no obvious
leaves. The straight, tall, bare trunk and top branches for a candelabra
shape. It is a small to medium size, 4-7 m, with sparse density. The
branches do not split again, unlike the common tree Euphorbia. Old dead
branches hang underneath the crown. It has paired thorns on the edges of
the angular branches. Branches (succulent leaves) are conspicuously 4- to
6-winged and resemble a chunky string of beads. Holes of previous branch
attachments are visible on the trunk. The yellowish green, bisexual
flowers, which are clustered along ridges between the spines, are found in
groups of 3 cymes (flower formed at the tip and subsequent ones formed
below) situated towards the tips of the branches. Lesser Candelabra Tree is native to Africa.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Panchkula, Haryana. |