| Andaman Redwood |
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| File size | 737441 |
| Original date | 7/28/15 11:19 AM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 32.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 13.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Pterocarpus dalbergioides Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Pterocarpus advenus, Pterocarpus indicus auct. non Willd.
Synonyms: Pterocarpus advenus, Pterocarpus indicus auct. non Willd.
Andaman Redwood is a large deciduous to semi-deciduous
tree with buttresses. Bark is thick, rough, flaky and reddish inside,
peeling in irregular scales. Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound,
imparipinnate, pulvinate; leaflets 5-9, ovate-lanceshaped, alternate
with tapering tip. Flowers are small yellow, borne in panicles at
branch-ends and in leaf-axils. Fruit is a flat, round, winged and long
stalked pod. Pod does not split open, has a single kidney-shaped seed.
Andaman Redwood is endemic to Andaman Islands, and is the state tree of
A & N Islands. Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Joju P. Alappatt | Photographed in South Andaman. |
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