| South-Indian Corn-Cockle |
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| File size | 406913 |
| Original date | 7/6/14 3:47 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.28mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 3.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-HX9V |
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Botanical name: Argostemma courtallense Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Argostemma connatum
Synonyms: Argostemma connatum
South-Indian Corn-Cockle is an erect herb with a
tuberous root stock. Leaves are up to 8 cm across, few, round,
heart-shaped at base, hairy above. Leaf-stalks are 0-2 cm, stipule 8 mm
long, ovate, entire. Flowers are borne in cymes 1-3 cm across, at
branch ends. Peduncles are 3-6 cm long, 1-3 together. Flowers are few,
1 cm long, stalked, sepal tube turbinate, sepals 4, ovate. Flower-tube
is broad, hairless, petals 4, ovate, white. Stamens are 4, not
protruding, anthers lanceshaped, ovary 2-celled; ovules many; style
slender, stigma terminal, spherical.
| Identification credit: Navendu Pāge | Photographed in Sakleshpur, Karnataka. |
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