| Pointed-Leaf Jasmine |
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| File size | 645518 |
| Original date | 3/31/15 5:19 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | FUJIFILM |
| Camera model | X-S1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Jasminum cuspidatum Family: Oleaceae (Jasmine family)
Synonyms: Jasminum rigidum, Jasminum tetraphis, Jasminum myrtophyllum
Synonyms: Jasminum rigidum, Jasminum tetraphis, Jasminum myrtophyllum
Pointed-Leaf Jasmine is an erect shrub with stem
somewhat climbing, hairless. Leaves are 4-6 x 2-3 cm, lanceshaped,
pointed at tip, round at base; nerves from the base and from midrib,
distinct below; leaf-stalk 2-3 mm long. Flowers are borne in cymes at
branch-ends or in leaf-axils, lax. Flower-cluster-stalks are 5-10 cm
long, hairless; bracts 1-2 mm long, subulate. Flowers occur 3-5
together; flower-stalk 5 mm long, stout; calyx tube 2 mm long,
bell-shaped, hairless, sepals 6 mm long, narrow. Flower tube is 2-2.5
cm long, petals 1.5-1.7 cm long, oblong, pointed. Berry is 8 x 7 mm,
ovoid, hairless. Pointed-Leaf Jasmine is found in Peninsular India and
Sri Lanka.
| Identification credit: Siddarth Machado | Photographed in Bangalore. |
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