| Potato Vine |
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| File size | 641963 |
| Original date | 2/27/06 11:45 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/248s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Solanum laxum Family: Solanaceae (potato family)
Synonyms: Solanum jasminoides, Solanum boerhaviifolium, Solanum triphyllum
Synonyms: Solanum jasminoides, Solanum boerhaviifolium, Solanum triphyllum
Potato Vine is a woody climber that forms branches 2-8 m long and
has a base that can reach more than 10 cm in diameter. Fast-growing,
it climbs by winding the leaf stalks around supports. The ovate or
ovate-lanceshaped leaves are 3-5 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm wide. The
white or pale blue flowers appear in groups of around 20 in branched
inflorescences, produced in profusion in the spring but also sporadically
at other times of the year. Flowers are shallowly incised, 2 cm across,
white or pale blue. Anthers 2-4 mm long. Flower-stalks are 1-1.5 cm long;
fruiting flower-stalk to 4 mm diam. below sepal-cup. Sepal-cup is 2-3 mm long;
sepals tapering, 1-1.5 mm long. Potato Vine is native to South America, widely
cultivated worldwide. It is seen in the hill stations of India.
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| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Mussoorie. |
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