| Meghalaya Red Water Lily |
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| File size | 882480 |
| Original date | 6/5/10 10:50 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 71.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Nymphaea x khurooi Family: Nymphaeaceae (Waterlily family)
Synonyms: Nymphaea alba x Nymphaea odorata
Synonyms: Nymphaea alba x Nymphaea odorata
Meghalaya Red Water Lily is a hybrid betwen
Nymphaea alba and Nymphaea odorata which is found and
cultivated for long in Meghalaya (Dkhar et.al., Ann.Bot.Fennici 48,
317-324, 2011), and now also located in Kashmir (Hassan et.al., 2020).
It has recently been named for Anzar Khuroo, a botanist and
conservationist at Kashmir University. It does not set seed. The plant has
a horizontal
rhizome. The leaves are not toothed, are thick with impressed veins
without any mottling. Flowers are small with 23-28 petals, 75-100
stamens and 17-22 carpels. Flowers are various beautiful shades of red.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Shillong, Meghalaya. |
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