| Oblong-Petal Dogwood |
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| Original date | 10/9/12 5:45 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cornus oblonga Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood family)
Synonyms: Swida oblonga, Yinquania oblonga
Synonyms: Swida oblonga, Yinquania oblonga
Oblong-Petal Dogwood is an evergreen tree, 6-10 m
tall. Leaves are oppositely arranged, decussate, 6.5-13.5 cm long,
1.5-3 cm broad, oblong-eliptic to oblong-lanceshaped, tip long-pointed.
Upper surface is usually hairless but velvety in young leaves,
underside is velvety. Leaf-stalks are 1-2 cm long. Flowers are borne in
branched flat-topped clusters at branch ends. Involucral bracts are 2-3
mm long, ovate-lanceolate. Flower-stalks, peduncles, sepals and
underside of petals is hairy. Calyx is toothed, persistent. Petals are
4 mm long, oblong pointed. Anthers are 2 mm long, filaments as long as
the petals. Style are about 3 mm long, linear. Fruit is 8-5 mm long and
4 mm broad, ovoid to globoid, almost hairless.
Oblong-Petal Dogwood is found inthe Himalayas, at altitudes of 800-3700
m.
Flowering: September-December.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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