| Red Honey Suckle Mistletoe |
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| File size | 1585590 |
| Original date | 12/21/08 12:39 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Dendrophthoe falcata var. coccinea Family: Loranthaceae (Mistletoe family)
Red Honey Suckle Mistletoe is a large branch parasite.
It is a shrub which is
much branched, 1-3 m long. Branches are swollen from the base, and the bark
is dark gray. Oppositely arranged leaves are 7-15 cm long, variable in
shape. Leaf stalks are 1 cm long, and the midriff is red. Flowers occur in
stout racemes in leaf axils. The flowers buds look like long red tubes.
Flower tube is 3-5 cm long, red, The five narrow
petals or lobes of the flower tube, greenish or yellowish, are upturned.
Stamens, 4-6 protrude out of the flower. The green style is slender and is
longer than the stamens. The plant has a very close cousin with white flowers,
Honey Suckle Mistletoe.
Found Flowering: October.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar, Stephen, Aparna Watve, Swagat, Dinesh Valke, Shrikant Ingalhalikar & J.M. Garg | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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