| Mountain Wendlandia |
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| File size | 55332 |
| Original date | 4/13/08 3:30 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 10.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/177s |
| Aperture | 7.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX L3 |
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Botanical name: Wendlandia thyrsoidea Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Canthium thyrsoideum, Wendlandia notoniana, Cupia thyrsoidea, Wendlandia montana
Synonyms: Canthium thyrsoideum, Wendlandia notoniana, Cupia thyrsoidea, Wendlandia montana
Mountain Wendlandia is a large, branched shrub or small trees growing up to 5 m tall. Stem
is cylindrical 4-angled, densely velvety. Elliptic leaves, 8-10 x 2.5-3.5
cm, are arranged in whorls on the branches, rarely oppositely. Leaf are sharp
tipped or obtusely tipped, with a wedge-shaped base. Leaf stalks are 5-10 mm
long. Flowers are small, white, tubular, in panicles at the end of branches.
Flower tube is narrow, 4 mm long, with 5 petals to 1 mm long. Stamens are 5,
and remain inside the flower throat. Flowering: January-April.
| Identification credit: Narendra Joshi | Photographed at Satara, Maharashtra. |
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