| Long-Leaf Cordia |
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| File size | 115140 |
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| Resolution | 544 x 408 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Cordia sinensis Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family)
Synonyms: Cordia gharaf, Gerascanthus gharaf, Cordia rothii
Synonyms: Cordia gharaf, Gerascanthus gharaf, Cordia rothii
Long-Leaf Cordia is a small tree or shrub, growing up to 9 m tall. Leaves are 6-10.5
x 2-4 cm, elliptic-oblong to inverted-lanceshaped, with slightly wavu
margins, leathery. Sepal cup is 3.5 mm long, tubular-bell-shaped, velvety,
shallowly lobed; lobes obtuse. Flower tube is. 5 mm long, white, with
petals turned back. Stamen filaments are about 1.8 mm long, anthers are
about 1 mm long. Drupe is 1.1 cm long, ovoid, reddish-brown,
longitudinally striate. Long-Leaf Cordia is found in N. Africa, Arabia, Pakistan,
India and Sri-Lanka. Flowering: April-June.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale, Devendra Bharadwaj | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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