| Tapering-Leaf Mycetia |
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| Original date | 12/21/14 10:45 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/40s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | FUJIFILM |
| Camera model | X-S1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Mycetia acuminata Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Lawia acuminata, Adenosacme lawii Hook.f. [Illeg.]
Synonyms: Lawia acuminata, Adenosacme lawii Hook.f. [Illeg.]
Tapering-Leaf Mycetia is an erect fleshy herb with
leaves up to 27 x 10 cm, elliptic-oblong, tapering at tip. Nerves are
up to 20 pairs, prominent, parallel, leaf-stalk 5-8 cm long, stipule 12
mm long, ovate, pointed, membraneous. Flowers are borne in cymes 5-7 cm
across, in leaf-axils, stalked. Flowers are 6 mm long, stalked, calyx 6
mm long, sepals 5, tapering. Flowers are blue, tube short, petals 5,
ovate, spreading, stamens adnate to the flower tube, anthers linear,
ovules many on peltate placentas; style short; stigmas linear. Berry is
8 mm across, white, fleshy, seeds many, angular. Tapering-Leaf Mycetia
is found in Western Ghats. Flowering: August-January.
| Identification credit: Siddarth Machado | Photographed in Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka. |
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