| Lanceleaf Swallow-Wort |
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| Original date | 8/1/12 9:01 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G3 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cynanchum dalhousiae Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Lanceleaf Swallow-Wort is a twiner characterized by
greening flowers with narrow-oblong petals turned back. Flowers are
borne in stalked clusters arising at nodes. Stalks are about 7.5 mm
long. Flower-stalks are about 8-9 mm long, velvety. Bracts are about
1.5 mm long, linear. Sepal cup is 1.5 mm long, sepals ovate, almost
reaching the base, velvety, particularly on the margin. Flowers are
about 5 mm long, petals almost reaching the base, oblong, hairless,
becoming reflexed. Corona is bell-shaped, 5-10 toothed, about 4 mm
long, with 5 small scales near the base within. The plant has slender
branches with a line of hairs running along the inter-node. Leaves,
7.5-12.5 cm long, 1.2-2.5 cm wide, are oblong-lanceshaped, deeply
heart-shaped at base, minutely velvet-hairy on both sides, pale on the
under surface. Follicles are 10 cm x 1.2-1.3 cm, smooth pointed.
Lanceleaf Swallow-Wort is found in the Himalayas, from Himachal Pradesh
to Nepal, at altitudes of 1500-2500 m. Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed on Govindghat-Ghangria route, Uttarakhand. |
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