| Pink Tulip Tree |
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| File size | 271976 |
| Original date | 4/23/13 6:41 PM |
| Resolution | 4608 x 3456 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 68.48mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.9 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-HX9V |
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Botanical name: Magnolia campbellii Family: Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Pink Tulip Tree is a magnolia that grows in the forests of
the Himalaya from Nepal to SW China and Burma, at altitudes of 2400-3000 m.
It is a large deciduous tree, bearing large white or cream, scented flowers,
mostly on bare branches. Flowers are 13-20 cm across, with 12-15 large white
petals, outer ones silvery-haired. Smooth oval leaves are up to a foot long,
with silky hairs on the underside when young. Fruit is a cylindrical spike
15-20 cm long, with red seeds. A pink flowered form of Pink Tulip Tree
occurs in East Himalayas, and is cultivated around Darjeeling.
Flowering: March-April.
| Identification credit: Sanjyoti Subba | Photographed in Tshoka-Bakhim, Sikkim. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,