| Wedge-Leaf Taverniera |
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| File size | 374518 |
| Original date | 9/16/12 11:44 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Taverniera cuneifolia Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Taverniera glabra, Hedysarum cuneifolium, Taverniera nummularia
Synonyms: Taverniera glabra, Hedysarum cuneifolium, Taverniera nummularia
Wedge-Leaf Taverniera is a shrub, 2-3 ft tall,
branches velvet-hairy. Leaf are uni-trifoliolate, leaflets 0.6-2.5 cm
long, obovate to inverted-lanceshaped, entire, mucronate, velvety,
becoming hairless. Stipules are fused, stemclasping, about 3 mm long.
Flowers are borne in racemes, up to 10 cm long, in leaf axils.
Flower-stalks are 1-2.5 mm long, bracts about 2.5 mm. Sepal cup is 4-5
mm long, silky, teeth triangular, about 2.5 mm long. Flowers are
purple, macrescent. Vexillum is 1-1.3 cm long, vexillum and keel are
larger than the wing. Fruit have 1-3, 1-seeded joints, joints are
prickly and ovoid, velvet-hairy. Wedge-Leaf Taverniera is found in
India and Pakistan. Flowering: All year.
Identification credit: Krishan Lal
| Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |