| Many Stamen Horse Purslane |
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| File size | 698951 |
| Original date | 1/18/15 4:38 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 20.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Zaleya decandra Family: Aizoaceae (Ice plant family)
Synonyms: Trianthema decandra, Zaleija decandra
Synonyms: Trianthema decandra, Zaleija decandra
Many Stamen Horse Purslane is a prostrate fleshy
herb. Leaves are unequal, up to 3.5 x 1.5 cm, elliptic, oblong or
ovate, tip pointed, base wedge-shaped, stalk up to 1 cm, sheathing at
base. Flowers are borne in leaf axils, solitary or in clusters. Bracts
are membranous, bracteoles 1.5 mm. Sepal cup is 2 mm, sepals 5, 3 mm,
ovate, mucronate, on the back. Petals are absent, stamens 15, filaments
4 mm, anthers oblong, ovary 2 mm, oblong, 1-ovuled, styles 2. Capsule
is 5 mm, flat at the tip. Many Stamen Horse Purslane is found in India,
Sri Lanka, Myanmar, East Timor, Indonesia.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Vellore, Tamilnadu. |
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