| Fern Pine |
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| File size | 346728 |
| Original date | 8/6/08 4:18 PM |
| Resolution | 1248 x 936 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.35mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-W110 |
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Botanical name: Afrocarpus gracilior Family: Podocarpaceae (Podocarp family)
Synonyms: Podocarpus gracilior, Decussocarpus gracilior, Nageia falcata var. gracilior
Synonyms: Podocarpus gracilior, Decussocarpus gracilior, Nageia falcata var. gracilior
Fern Pine is a medium-sized coniferous tree,
growing 20-40 m tall, rarely to 50 m, with a trunk diameter of 50-80
cm. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceshaped, 2-6 cm long and 3-5
mm broad on mature trees, larger, up to 10 cm long and 6 mm broad on
vigorous young trees. The seed cones are highly modified, with a single
2 cm diameter seed with a thin fleshy coating borne on a short
peduncle. The pollen cones are solitary or in clusters of two or three
on a short stem. Fern Pine is native to the forests of Ethiopia, Kenya,
Tanzania, and Uganda.
Identification credit: Amit Kumar, Monideepa Mitra
| Photographed in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. |