| Long-Petal Swallow-Wort |
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| File size | 833201 |
| Original date | 5/28/21 11:16 AM |
| Resolution | 2906 x 1956 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 40.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/640s |
| Aperture | 20.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Vincetoxicum govanii Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Iphisia govanii, Tylophora govanii
Synonyms: Iphisia govanii, Tylophora govanii
Long-Petal Swallow-Wort is a perennial climber with stems
20-40 cm, velvet-hairy, naked below. It is named for George Govan, 19th century
surgeon and correspondent of Wallich; Superintendent, Botanical Garden
of Saharanpur. Flowers are borne in umbels which are stalked, rarely
stalless. Flowers are dark purple, 8 mm in diameter, carried on
threadlike stalks. sepals are linear, petals lanceshaped, corona
swollen. Anthers are large for the size of the column, with pollen
masses pendulous. Leaves are almost stalkless, oblong, elliptic or
obovate, 2.5-4 cm long, 1.2-3 cm broad. Rarely leaves can be very
narrow or almost circular. Long-Petal Swallow-Wort is found in the Western
Himalaya, at altitudes of 2000-2700 m.
| Identification credit: Saroj Kasaju, Amber Srivastva, Sunit Singh | Photographed at Bantoli, Gaundar, Ukhimath, Uttarakhand. |
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