| MacArthur Palm |
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| File size | 121248 |
| Original date | 1/1/12 1:49 PM |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 12.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ptychosperma macarthurii Family: Arecaceae (Palm family)
Synonyms: Kentia macarthurii
Synonyms: Kentia macarthurii
Macarthur Palm is a palm tree from New Guinea and Australia. Stems grow in
dense clumps or rarely solitary, up to 7 m tall, only 7 cm in diameter,
thus appearing bamboo-like. Leaves are up to 2 m long or more, compound.
Leaflets are 23-28 on each side, more or less regularly arranged, with
margins nearly parallel or tapered at the tip. Inflorescence are up to 60
cm wide. Male flowers are 6-8 mm long, with 26-40 stamens. Fruit is red,
ovoid, 12-16 mm long. Seeds are deeply 3-6-grooved.
| Identification credit: Kenneth Greby, Yazdy Palia, Satish Pardeshi | Photographed at Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Mumbai. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,