| Small Flowered Snake Root |
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| File size | 64241 |
| Original date | 5/29/06 2:11 PM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.40625mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A85 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rauvolfia micrantha Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Rauvolfia indosinensis, Rauvolfia littoralis, Rauvolfia vietnamensis
Synonyms: Rauvolfia indosinensis, Rauvolfia littoralis, Rauvolfia vietnamensis
Small Flowered Snake Root is a
large shrub with dark green leaves. Leaves are elliptic-lanceshaped or
inverted-lanceshaped, long pointed, 3-5 inches long. Flowers are small, as
the species name micrantha suggests. They are borne in few-flowered
cymes carried on long slender erect stalks. Sepals are triangular-ovate,
flower tube is slightly swollen at the top, petals are small. Fruits are 4
mm, obliquely ovate, pointed. Small Flowered Snake Root is found in
SW India, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam.
| Identification credit: Santhosh Kumar | Photographed in Kerala. |
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