| Eared Cyphostemma |
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| File size | 498382 |
| Original date | 7/11/09 12:06 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 78.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 4.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cyphostemma auriculatum Family: Vitaceae (Grape family)
Synonyms: Cissus auriculata, Vitis auriculata
Synonyms: Cissus auriculata, Vitis auriculata
Eared Cyphostemma is a large climber with densely velvety branches. Leaves
are palmately divided into 5 leaflets. Leaflets are obovate, 6-14 cm long,
2.5-7.5 cm wide, with a wedge-shaped base and toothed margins. Leaflets
end in an abruptly pointed tip. Flowers are greening cream, borne in
flat-topped clusters which are carried on long stout stalks, which are
longer than the leaf stalks. Sepals cup is 0.5 mm, with 4 sepals. Petals
are also 4, green, ovate-lanceshaped, 2.5 mm long. Fruit is a 1-seeded red
round berry, 1.2 cm across. is found in the Eastern and Western Ghats.
Flowering: June-October.
| Identification credit: Rani Bhagat | Photographed at Ghodbunder Road, Thane, Maharashtra. |
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