| Madras Leaf-Flower |
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| File size | 366873 |
| Original date | 12/9/19 9:03 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 3.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX A900 |
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Botanical name: Phyllanthus maderaspatensis Family: Phyllanthaceae (Amla family)
Synonyms: Phyllanthus maderaspatanus
Synonyms: Phyllanthus maderaspatanus
Madras Leaf-Flower is an erect or spreading subshrub, growing to only 50
cm tall, well-branched and hairless. Leaves are arranged in 2-ranks - they
are inverted lance-shaped or obovate, 1–4 cm long, up to 5 mm wide.
Underside is glaucous, tip is blunt or rounded with a sharp point.
Stipules have white margins. Male flowers arise 2 or 3 together with 1
female. Male flowers are on stalks up to 0.5 mm long, female flowers are
on longer stalks. up to 1 mm long. Female flower petals are obovate with
white margins, 2 mm long and 1.5 mm wide, twice the size of the male
petals. Capsule is about 3 mm in diameter, with seeds 1–1.5 mm long.
| Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé | Photographed at NLU campus, Jodhpur, Rajasthan & Nirlon Knowledge Park, Mumbai. |
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