| December Tree |
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| File size | 480737 |
| Original date | 1/12/14 3:59 PM |
| Resolution | 1440 x 1080 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 12.53mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-HX9V |
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Botanical name: Erythrina subumbrans Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Erythrina mysorensis, Erythrina sumatrana, Erythrina secundiflora
Synonyms: Erythrina mysorensis, Erythrina sumatrana, Erythrina secundiflora
December Tree is a deciduous tree, up to 35 m tall,
with trunk and branches with spines. Bole straight. Bark grey or
grey-green, smooth, soft, often with spine on twigs and trunk. Leaves
are trifoliolate, with 3-primary basal veins. Leaflets are broadly
ovate, pointed, base rounded, margin entire. 3-primary basal veins,
secondary and tertiary veins oblique.
Stipules fall off early. Flowers are large, pea-flower-shaped, bright
scarlet. They are arranged in a many-flowered inflorescence, at branch
ends, bisexual, on stalks longer than 0.5 cm. Fruit is a flat pod, up
to 10 cm long, seeds 1-3.
December Tree is found in Burma, South India, Indochina, Malesia, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Laos.
| Identification credit: Siddarth Machado | Photographed in Sakleshpur, Karnataka. |
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