| Tubeflower Pavetta |
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| File size | 287693 |
| Original date | 5/29/11 8:48 AM |
| Resolution | 1332 x 999 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Pavetta siphonantha Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Pavetta hispidula var. siphonantha
Synonyms: Pavetta hispidula var. siphonantha
Tubeflower Pavetta is plant with leaves with are
lanceshaped to elliptic-lanceshaped, long-pointed, hairless above
softly-velvety below. White flowers are borne in open flat-topped
clusters, with spreading branches. Flowers are stalked, sepals are very
short triangular. Flowers are 2.5-3 cm long, with a style which
protrudes longer than the flower. Tubeflower Pavetta is found in the
Western Ghats.
Found flowering: May-June.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed in Handi Bhadang Forest, Karnataka. |