| African Rose Ginger |
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| File size | 769166 |
| Original date | 6/29/10 7:49 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 10.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S3 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Siphonochilus kirkii Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Synonyms: Kaempferia kirkii, Kaempferia rosea
Synonyms: Kaempferia kirkii, Kaempferia rosea
African Rose Ginger is a perennial herb, growing
from a short thick rhizome. Leaves are almost fully developed at the
time of flowering.Flowers are borne in a (up to) 15-flowered
inflorescence on a separate shoot from the base of the leaves. Flowers
are short-lived, appearing in succession, large and showy, pink with a
white centre. The large lip has a yellow nectar guide with or without a
dark purple mark on either side. Leaves are broadly elliptic, 2-5 times
as long as broad, the leaf bases tapering to a long false leaf-stalk;
ligule absent. African Rose Ginger is native to Africa, cultivated in
India. Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Susmita Basu | Photographed in Kolkata. |
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