| Painted Leaf Poinsettia |
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| File size | 648625 |
| Original date | 7/29/05 5:09 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/225s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Euphorbia heterophylla var. cyathophora Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Euphorbia cyathophora, Euphorbia pandurifolia, Poinsettia cyathophora
Synonyms: Euphorbia cyathophora, Euphorbia pandurifolia, Poinsettia cyathophora
Painted Leaf Poinsettia is an erect herb which is a close cousin of the popular
garden plant Poinsettia. It has green stems
and grows up to 1 m tall. Laternately arranged leaves are very variable.
Leaf stalks are slender, 1-4 cm long. Leaf blades are mostly fiddle-shaped
with 2 or 4 obtuse or cute lobes, those of basal leaves sometimes simply
ovate, entire or obscurely distantly serrate, 4-7 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide.
Uppermost leaves or bracts are blotched with red towards the base. Flowers
are yellowish, with 1-2 small glands or nectaries, and occur in compact in
cymes. Painted Leaf Poinsettia is native to the Americas, but is cultivated
in many places, and has naturalized in many parts of India, including
the Himalayas.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Delhi. |
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