| Golden Penda |
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| File size | 508617 |
| Original date | 11/12/15 4:20 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 140.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Xanthostemon chrysanthus Family: Myrtaceae (Bottlebrush family)
Synonyms: Metrosideros chrysantha, Nania chrysantha
Synonyms: Metrosideros chrysantha, Nania chrysantha
Golden Penda is a tree to 10-15 m tall and 5-8
metres wide in the wild. It is generally much more compact in gardens.
The bark is rough and the habit bushy. The shiny green elliptic leaves
measuring 7-22 cm long by 2-9.5 cm wide, are arranged in whorls. The
flower-heads, or racemes, are at branch-ends or in leaf-axils and
measure up to 15 cm in diameter. They are made up of numerous small,
1–2 cm diameter, individual golden flowers. Flowering is followed by
small, 1-1,5 cm wide, green or brown woody capsules which are ripe
between August and February. Flowers can appear at any time of year.
Golden Penda is native to Australia.
| Identification credit: Amber Srivastava | Photographed in Sant Asharamji Ashram, Lucknow. |
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