| Tender Ceropegia |
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| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ceropegia attenuata Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Tender Ceropegia is a small perennial herb, growing up to 20-30 cm tall.
Tubers are 2 cm across, round and flattened. Oppositely arranged linear-
lanceshaped leaves are 2-10 cm long, pointed at the tip, and narrowed at
the base. Flowers are borne in flat-topped clusters at the end of
branches. The stalks carrying the clusters, 2 cm long, arise from upper
leaf axils. Flower stalks are 1 cm long. Flower tube is swollen at the
base, and the linear, hairy, tender petals are 3-4 cm long. The narrow
petals are joined at the tip, forming a large ovoid dome. Seed-pods are
linear, 5-8 cm long. Flowering: September.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale, Arun Chandore | Photographed in Panvel, Maharashtra & Vengurla, Konkan, Karnataka. |
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