| White Flattened Ceropegia |
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| File size | 349283 |
| Original date | 8/17/13 3:50 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 10.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 8.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. |
| Camera model | SP800UZ |
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Botanical name: Ceropegia santapaui Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
White Flattened Ceropegia is an erect, tuberous herb, endemic to Western
Ghats of Maharashtra. Flattened, large, pointed dome is one of the
characteristics of this species. It is a twinning herb, up to 1.5 m long,
nearly hairless. Leaves are boradly to narrowly lance-shaped, 5-12 cm long,
2-4 cm wide, on stalks which are up to 3.5 cm long. Flowers are borne in a
4-9 flowered umbel. Flowers are white to pale pink, 1-1.5 cm, with an ovoid
inflated part below and a straight tube. The petals on top are boradly ovate
to heart-shaped, 4-7 X 4-10 mm, with the tips fused together, forming a
depressed globe. White Flattened Ceropegia is endemic to Maharashtra.
Flowering: August-September.
| Identification credit: Pradnyavant Mane | Photographed in Ratanagiri, Maharashtra. |
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