| Nilgiri Turmeric |
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| File size | 537997 |
| Original date | 5/3/09 8:02 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A540 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Curcuma neilgherrensis Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Nilgiri Turmeric is a dwarf plant with rootstock
smallm white inside. Leaves are lanceshaped, pale green, shortly
stalked. Leaves with stalks are a foot or longer. Blade is hairless,
narrowed at both ends. Flower spiked are 5-10 cm long, 3-5 cm in
diameter. Flowering bracts are pale yellowish green. Bracts of coma are
pink. 2.5-3.5 cm. Flowers are about 2.5 cm across. Petals are pale,
ovate, lip circular, deflexed, notched. Nilgiri Turmeric is found in
Western Ghats - Konkan region, Nilgiris.
| Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar, Jui Pethe | Photographed at Anshi Ghat, Karnataka. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,