| Tubeflower Rhododendron |
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| Original date | 6/20/13 9:33 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 107.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rhododendron keysii Family: Ericaceae (Blueberry family)
Synonyms: Rhododendron keysii var. unicolor
Synonyms: Rhododendron keysii var. unicolor
Tubeflower Rhododendron is an erect shrubs, evergreen,
rarely epiphytic, 1-4 m tall. Branches are slender, straggling.
Leaf-stalks are 5-16 mm, scaly, leaves are leathery,
lanceolate-elliptic or lanceolate-oblong, 4-8 x 1-3 cm, base
wedge-shaped, tip pointed, surface pale green below, dark green, shiny
above. Flowers are borne in leaf axils in short 4-6-flowered racemes.
Flowers are pendulous, carried on slender stalks, 0.4-0.8 cm, sparsely
scaly. Sepals about 1 mm, shortly ovate, scaly. Flowers are tubular,
slightly ventricose, orange or salmon pink to deep red, 1.8-2.5 cm,
petals not spreading, oblong, small. Stamens are 10. Capsules are
cylindric, 8-10 mm, densely scaly. Tubeflower Rhododendron is found in China
and Easter Himalayas, from Bhutan to NE India, at altitudes of
2400-4300 m. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed enroute to Sangetsar Lake, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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