| Western Ghats Star Creeper |
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| File size | 1766426 |
| Original date | 8/26/07 10:06 AM |
| Resolution | 2816 x 2112 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ7 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Heterostemma dalzellii Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Heterostemma wallichii
Synonyms: Heterostemma wallichii
Western Ghats Star Creeper is a large climber, with cylindrical stems swollen
at nodes, with purple tinge. Branches have two opposite lines of hairs. Oppositely arranged leaves are broadly ovate,
12-18 cm long, pointed at the tip, rounded at the base, carried on 3-7 cm
long stalks. Flowers are borne in umbel-like clusters, carried on stout
stalks. Flowers stalks are 6 mm. Flowers are flat, with 5 ovate petals.
Flowers start out cream, with a yellow center. They mature to pink, with
maroon centers. Western Ghats Star Creeper is found in the Western Ghats.
Flowering: August-September.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke, Satish Pardeshi | Photographed at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. |
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