| Mysore Bog Star |
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| File size | 363004 |
| Original date | 8/2/15 10:09 AM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 10.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Parnassia mysorensis Family: Celastraceae (Spike-thorn family)
Synonyms: Parnassia mysorensis var. mysorensis
Synonyms: Parnassia mysorensis var. mysorensis
Mysore Bog Star is a small herb with leaves arising
from the root, round to kidney-shaped, base heart-shaped, 0.75-1.5 cm
diam; leaf-stalks 1-4.5 cm long. Flowers are are borne singly on
flowering stem 6-12 cm long. Flowering stem has a leafy bract at the
middle. Calyx is broadly bell-shaped, 0.3-0.35 cm long, sepals 5,
broadly ovate. Petals are 5, white, broadly ovate, 0.4-0.5 x 0.2-0.25
cm. Stamens are 5; staminodes 5, alternating with stamens. Ovary is
0.3-0.4 cm long, ovoid, 1-celled; ovules many; style short; stigma 3-4.
Capsules is ovoid, 0.4-0.5 x 0.2-0.25 cm, 3-4 valved. Seeds are minute,
many. Mysore Bog Star is found in Peninsular India and Eastern
Himalayas at altitudes of 2500-3600 m. Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Anurag Sharma, D.S. Rawat | Photographed in Chikamagalur, Karnataka. |
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