| Short-Stem Ceropegia |
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| File size | 705418 |
| Original date | 12/5/18 5:46 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 90.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 10.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D7100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ceropegia decaisneana Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Synonyms: Ceropegia brevicaulis, Ceropegia gracilis, Ceropegia decaisneana var. brevicollis
Synonyms: Ceropegia brevicaulis, Ceropegia gracilis, Ceropegia decaisneana var. brevicollis
Short-Stem Ceropegia is climber with tuberous root. It
is named for Joseph Decaisne, 19th century Belgian-born French
botanist, horticulturist. Leaves are 10-18 cm long, 1.2-4 cm broad,
ovate-elliptic to linear-lanceshaped, tip ending abruptly in a small
distinct point, base blunt, membranous; leaf-stalk 1.5 cm. Flowers are
borne in cymes in leaf-axils, carried on flower-cluster-stalk up to 10
cm long. Flower-stalks are 1.2 cm long, calyx linear, 3 mm. Flowers are
large, pale, spotted with pale purple. Flower base is inflated,
sometimes 1.5 cm in diameter. Flower tube is 2 cm long, lobes 1.5 cm,
lanceshaped; corona outer 1 mm, inner spoon-shaped, 2 mm. Short-Stem
Ceropegia is endemic to Western Ghats. Flowering: October-December.
| Identification credit: Sushant More | Photographed in Coorg, Karnataka. |
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