| Lined-Petal Rattlepod |
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| File size | 331380 |
| Original date | 11/12/16 4:22 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G5 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Crotalaria walkeri Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Crotalaria semperflorens var. walkeri
Synonyms: Crotalaria semperflorens var. walkeri
Lined-Petal Rattlepod is a climbing shrubs with stems
thinly hairy. Leaves are up to 7 x 2.5 cm, elliptic-lanceshaped,
pointed, apiculate, rounded at base, rough along the nerves; stipules 5
mm long, ovate; tapering, deflexed. Flowers are borne in racemes
10-20-flowered, at branch-ends; bracts 6 x 4 mm, ovate-heart-shaped at
base, deflexed; bracteoles at the middle of the flower-stalk. Flowers
are 3 cm long, standard round, yellow with pink lines, wings and keels
smaller. Pods are 4 x 2.3 cm, oblong. Lined-Petal Rattlepod is found in
South India and Sri Lanka. Flowering: November-January.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke | Photographed along Charmadi Ghat, Karnataka. |
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