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| File size | 340368 |
| Original date | 10/4/10 11:24 AM |
| Resolution | 1800 x 1350 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rubia manjith Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Rubia munjista, Rubia cordifolia var. munjista, Rubia cordifolia var. khasiana
Synonyms: Rubia munjista, Rubia cordifolia var. munjista, Rubia cordifolia var. khasiana
Manjith is a perennial climber, with 4-angled stems and branches.
Reddish-brown flowers are are borne in small clusters aggregated together
into large branched clusters with leafy bracts. Flowers are 3 mm across,
with 5 spreading incurved petals. Leaves are ovate-heart-shaped,
long-pointed, 3-5 cm long, with hooked prickles on on the veins beneath.
Leaf-stalk is as long as the leaf, with hooked prickles. Stems have hooked
prickles on the angles. Fruit is 5 mm, round, reddish-black, fleshy with
red juice. Manjith is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to SE Tibet,
at altitudes of 1200-2700 m. A valuable dye, manjeeth, is obtained
from roots and stem. Root are also used medicinally.
Flowering: June-November.
Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess
| Photographed in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. |