| Climbing Atalantia |
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| Original date | 11/27/12 10:01 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
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| Focal length | 18.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D90 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Paramignya monophylla Family: Rutaceae (Lemon family)
Synonyms: Atalantia correae, Atalantia scandens
Synonyms: Atalantia correae, Atalantia scandens
Climbing Atalantia is an evergreen woody climber,
young parts velvety, older branches armed with recurved spines in leaf
axils. Leaves are 5-12 x 3-7 cm, elliptic-ovate, pale green. Flowers
are 2.5-3.0 cm across, white, in 2-3 flowered cymes. Sepals are silky
velvety. Berries are 4x3 cm, obovoid, browinsh-grey, velvety.
Climbing Atalantia is found in Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu,
West Bengal, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Flowering: December-April.
Medicinal uses: 
The roots are said to be used to cure urinary and abdominal disorders
in cattles.
The roots are said to be used to cure urinary and abdominal disorders
in cattles. Identification credit: Anita Kindre
| Photographed in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. |