| Red Wing |
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| File size | 958263 |
| Original date | 7/29/07 2:38 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/217s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Heteropterys glabra Family: Malpighiaceae (Barbados cherry family)
Synonyms: Heteropterys angustifolia, Heteropteris lanceolata
Synonyms: Heteropterys angustifolia, Heteropteris lanceolata
Red Wing is a climbing shrub with an erect, tree-like form, with heads of
showy red-pink winged maple-like fruits. Stems are flexible, forming an
irregularly shaped canopy. Leaves are to 3 inches long, very narrow,
pointed, dark green, no hairs and rather shiny. Flowers are yellow with a
touch of red, in showy inflorescences at the end of branches. Flowers have
5 inverted egg shaped petals, with narrow base and a rounded tip. Fruit is
biwinged, red-crimson color, very showy, in summer and autumn. Red Wing is
originally from the Savanna grasslands of South Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
and NW Argentina. It is now grown as an ornamental plant. Soil should be
soft, moist, well drained. Direct sun or partial shade. It is reportedly
used in popular medicine as sedative. Reproduction is by seeds,
multiplication by cuttings.
| Identification credit: Josh | Photographed in Garden of Five Senses, Delhi. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,