| Indian Chlorophytum |
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| File size | 470809 |
| Original date | 7/29/14 11:18 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 9.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 600D |
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Botanical name: Chlorophytum indicum Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Synonyms: Chlorophytum attenuatum,
Synonyms: Chlorophytum attenuatum,
Indian Chlorophytum is a perennial herb with fleshy
tuberous roots. Leaves arise from the root, up to 30 x 2 cm, flat,
lanceshaped, tip pointed, margins thinly hyaline, frilly. Flowers are
borne in racemes atop a stem. Flowers are white, bracts up to 3 cm
long, ovate. Flower-stalks are up to 1 cm, jointed at the middle,
tepals 1.5 x 0.5 cm, oblong, spoon-shaped, stamens 7 mm, basally fused,
ovary subglobose, 5 mm, style to 1 cm, stigma 3-fid. Indian
Chlorophytum is found in the Western Ghats, predominantly in Kerala.
| Identification credit: Medha Rao | Photographed at Makalidurga, Karnataka. |
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