| Fleshy Ipecac |
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| File size | 182614 |
| Original date | 6/20/10 6:33 AM |
| Resolution | 1264 x 948 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Vincetoxicum dalzellii Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Tylophora dalzellii, Tylophora carnosa
Synonyms: Tylophora dalzellii, Tylophora carnosa
Fleshy Ipecac is a smaller perennial climber with round, slender, twinning
stem. Like other plants of this family, it exudes milky juice when bruised.
Oppositely arranged leaves are ovate-oblong, 5-10 cm long, with tapering
tip. Base is rounded and the leaf stalk is 1 cm long. Pinkish flowers are
borne in stalked clusters 2-3 across. Flower stalks are 6-25 mm long, and
the sepal cup is bristly. Pods are 7-10 cm long, pointed, channeled.
Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale, Shrikant Ingalhalikar | Photographed at Lohagad, near Lonavala, Maharashtra. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,