| Coral Vine |
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| File size | 258928 |
| Original date | 9/6/08 2:21 PM |
| Resolution | 1280 x 960 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/640s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Antigonon leptopus Family: Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Coral Vine, is a native of Mexico. It is a fast growing, evergreen vine,
climbing with tendrils that will reach 40 feet. Leaves are dark
green heart-shaped to arrowhead-shaped to 5 inches long. Probably the heart
shaped leaves and the delicate pink flowers led to its Mexican name
cadena de amor or "chain of love". It produces
edible tubers. The actual
flowers are tiny but the sepals are larger and provide the brilliant colors
that range from white to rose-pink to deep coral flowered varieties.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in India International Centre, Delhi. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,