| Mountain Alangium |
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| File size | 2428993 |
| Original date | 6/22/09 11:47 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 55.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| 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: Alangium alpinum Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood family)
Synonyms: Marlea begoniifolia var. alpina
Synonyms: Marlea begoniifolia var. alpina
Mountain Alangium is a deciduous tree, growing up to 12 m tall. Branchlets
are ascending, with internodes obscurely angular. Leaf stalk is 3.5-5 cm
long, with a leaf blade nearly circular, ovate, or oblong-ovate, 6-16 cm
long, 5-13 cm broad, papery. Leaf base is rounded, or heart-shaped, margin
is wavy, and the tip long pointed. Flowers are borne in 3-flowered
clusters in leaf axils. They are 4-10 cm long. Flower stalk is about 1 cm
long, up to 3 cm in fruit. Sepals are 6-8. Petals are 6-8, linear, 1.8-2.3
cm long. Stamens are 6-8, with filaments 5-6 mm. Fruit is ellipsoid, about
2 × 0.8-0.9 cm, with a single seed. Flowering: January-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed on Govindghat-Ghangria route, Uttarakhand. |