| Sikkim Bay Laurel |
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| File size | 669137 |
| Original date | 5/16/18 1:55 PM |
| Resolution | 3008 x 2000 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3200 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Actinodaphne sikkimensis Family: Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Synonyms: Iozoste sikkimensis
Synonyms: Iozoste sikkimensis
Sikkim Bay Laurel is a small tree up to 6 m. Leaves
are membranous, lanceshaped, 10-14 x 2-4 cm, finely tapering, base
wedge-shaped, hairless, pale and not netveined beneath; lateral veins
slender, 8-11 pairs, not very prominent beneath; leaf-stalks 8-10mm.
Flowers are borne in cmall nearly stalkless clusters, about 1 cm in
diameter, tepals about 3 mm. Fruit is ellipsoid, about 13 x 7 mm, borne
on small entire tepal cup about 2 mm across, fruiting flower-stalks 6-8
mm. Sikkim Bay Laurel is native to East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand.
| Identification credit: Tapas Chakrabarty | Photographed in Sakiyong Khasmahal, Pedong Reshi Rd, India. |
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