| Andaman Bullet-Wood |
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| File size | 454844 |
| Original date | 11/26/23 3:11 PM |
| Resolution | 4608 x 3456 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 125.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX P900 |
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Botanical name: Manilkara littoralis Family: Sapotaceae (Mahua family)
Synonyms: Mimusops littoralis, Mimusops indica, Kaukenia littoralis
Synonyms: Mimusops littoralis, Mimusops indica, Kaukenia littoralis
Andaman Bullet-Wood is a species of sea-shore forest in Andaman islands
and some other SE Asian countries. The genus name Manilkara comes from
the Malayalam name Manil-kara for Manilkara kauki.
It is a tree 50-80 ft tall, with all
parts quite hairless. Leaves are about 7.5 inches long and 3.75 inches
broad. They are leathery, elliptic-obovate, with a wedge-shaped base,
carried on a 2 cm long stalk. Flowers are pale yellow to cream, having
6-8 sepals, with 12-16 fertile stamens and as many staminodes.
Flower-stalks are 1 inch long, clustered towards the end of branches,
1 in each axil. Fruit is 2.5-4 cm in diameter, 6-5 seeded.
| Identification credit: Aditya Gadkari, Prashant Awale, K. Karthigeyan | Photographed at Havelock Island, Andaman & Nicobar. |
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