| Malabar Tall-Leaf Arum |
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| File size | 313925 |
| Original date | 9/19/11 9:12 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return not detected, auto |
| Focal length | 50.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Anaphyllum beddomei Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Malabar Tall-Leaf Arum is a corm bearing herb, named
for Col. Richard Henry Beddome, 19th century British botanist in India,
Director of the Lal Bagh at Bangalore. Leaf blade is 3-cut, middle lobe
pinnately lobed, varying in size. Leaf-stalks are 50-100 cm high,
typically of this genus. Flower-cluster-stalks are as long as
leaf-stalks. Spathe is green, 5-8 x 2.5-5 cm, broadly ovate-oblong,
pointed at tip, round at base. Spadix is blackish purple, 3-5 cm long,
0.3-0.5 cm in diameter. Perianth 3-4. Stamens 4-6. Berries are ovoid,
6-8 mm long, orange red on ripening. Malabar Tall-Leaf Arum is
endemic to Southern Western Ghats. Flowering: February-March.
| Identification credit: C. Rajasekar | Photographed in Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. |
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