| Pleasant Luculia |
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| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1000s |
| Aperture | 10.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Luculia gratissima Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Mussaenda luculia, Cinchona gratissima
Synonyms: Mussaenda luculia, Cinchona gratissima
Pleasant Luculia is one of the most attractive autumn flowering shrub of
the Himalayas. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3-5 cm tall. It bears
large pink, fragrant flowers in large terminal domed clusters, 8-15 cm
across. Flowers are 2-2.5 cm across, with slender flower-tube 2.5-4 cm
long, opening into 5 rounded, spread-out petals. Sepals are hairy, and
fall off soon. Leaves are entire, variable, elliptic to lance-shaped,
long-pointed, 13-18 cm. Pleasant Luculia is found in the Himalayas, from
central Nepal to NE India and SW China, at altitudes of 1200-1800 m.
Flowering: September-October.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed at Reiek Point & near Aizawl, Mizoram. |
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