| Chinese Abelia |
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| File size | 142359 |
| Original date | 9/5/09 9:05 PM |
| Resolution | 904 x 678 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A470 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Abelia chinensis Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Chinese Abelia is a spreading, deciduous shrub that reaches 5-7 feet tall
and about 8 feet wide. Leaves are dark green, ovate, glossy and 1-2 inches
long, lighter green beneath, with serrated margins . Many fragrant, small pink-flushed white tubular, funnel-shaped flowers appear all summer through
fall. Flowers are about 1.2 cm long, and the stamens and carpel stick to
the flower-tube. Chinese Abelia attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It
is also cultivated in gardens.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. |