| Sahyadri Ceropegia |
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| File size | 306154 |
| Original date | 8/24/08 1:20 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1360 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Ceropegia sahyadrica Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Sahyadri Ceropegia is an erect herb, 20-40 cm tall. Stem is stout,
velvety, succulent, swollen at nodes. Leaves are elliptic, 5-10 cm long,
pointed, with a heart-shaped base, hairy above, hairless beneath. Leaf
stalks are 1-2 cm long. Greeish-white flowers are borne in 2-4 flowered
clusters. Sepals are 5, linear-lanceshaped, 3-6 cm. Flowers are 3-6 cm
long, in the form of a slightly curved tube. Petals are 1 cm long, broad,
ovate, greenish yellow. Flowers are purple on the inside, the part not
visible from outside. Sahyadri Ceropegia is endemic to the Sahyadri hills.
Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar, Sushant More | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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