| Andaman Planchonia |
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| File size | 189446 |
| Original date | 2/21/12 10:13 PM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 18.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/800s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX L120 |
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Botanical name: Planchonia andamanica Family: Lecythidaceae (Brazilnut family)
Andaman Planchonia is an evergreen tree with heavy
wood. Leaves are broadly elliptic, 3-4 inches long, stalk about 2 cm
long. Flowers are about 5 cm long, borne in short racemes.
Flower-stalks are 2.5-5 cm long. Stamens are numerous, those in the
inner series without anthers. Andaman Planchonia is found in Andaman
Islands.
| Identification credit: Apurba Das | Photographed at Minnie Bay, South Andaman. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,