| Panicled Cassine |
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| Original date | 4/11/10 11:34 AM |
| Resolution | 1200 x 900 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 2.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A530 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cassine paniculata Family: Celastraceae (Spike-thorn family)
Synonyms: Elaeodendron paniculatum
Synonyms: Elaeodendron paniculatum
Panicled Cassine is a large buttressed tree, up to 40 m tall. Trunk is
hollow in very old trees. Bark is gray, smooth; blaze pink. Watery sap
oozed from cuts on the bark. Leaves are opposite or nearly opposite. Leaf
stalk is up to 1.5 cm long. Leaves are 7-8 x 2.5-3.5 cm, hairless,
elliptic, tip long-pointed and twisted. Base is narrow to wedge-shaped,
margins toothed. Greenish white flowers are borne in cymes. Petals are
spoon-shaped. Fruit is roun,d 2-seeded. Panicled Cassine is endemic to the
Western Ghats. Flowering: April-July.
Medicinal uses:
Bark is given internally in extreme cases of
anemia, as a blood purifier, given as cardiac tonic and as wound healing.
Medicinal uses:
Bark is given internally in extreme cases of
anemia, as a blood purifier, given as cardiac tonic and as wound healing. Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé
| Photographed in Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens, Bangalore. |