| Sunn Hemp |
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| File size | 589175 |
| Original date | 3/30/11 7:42 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 200.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Crotalaria juncea Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Crotalaria sericea, Crotalaria benghalensis, Crotalaria viminea
Synonyms: Crotalaria sericea, Crotalaria benghalensis, Crotalaria viminea
Sunn hemp is an annual, about a meter or more
tall. Many ascending branches are velvet-hairy. Leaf is simple, about
2.5-10.5 cm long, about 6-20 mm broad, linear or oblong, blunt or
somewhat pointed, apiculate, velvet-hairy on both sides, hairs
appressed, silky. Leaf-stalk about 1.2-2.5 mm long; stipules almost
absent. Inflorescence an erect at branch-ends and lateral raceme, up to
30 cm long, 12-20-flowered. Flower-stalk about 3-7 mm long. Bract
minute; bracteoles 2, below the calyx. Calyx about 1.8-2.0 cm long,
velvet-hairy, teeth linear-lanceshaped. Flower are bright yellow.
Vexillum ovate-oblong, slightly protruding. Fruit about 2.5-3.2 cm
long, stalkless, velvet-hairy, 10-15-seeded. Commonly grown in India
for fodder. Flowering: May-September.
| Identification credit: N.S.Dungriyal | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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