| Tulip-Wood Tree |
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| File size | 171068 |
| Original date | 2/16/14 5:39 PM |
| Resolution | 1080 x 810 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.28mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 3.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-HX9V |
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Botanical name: Harpullia arborea Family: Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)
Synonyms: Harpullia mellea
Synonyms: Harpullia mellea
Tulip-Wood Tree is an evergreen tree up to 35 m
tall. Trunk is fluted, bark smooth, twigs hairless. Leaves are
paripinnate, leaflets opposite, 2-6 pairs, base asymmetric, domatia
glabrous. Flowers are borne in leaf axils, unisexual on different
trees, greenish-yellow. Fruit is a deeply lobed capsule. Seeds 2
enclosed at the base with deeply lobed orange aril. Tulip-Wood Tree is
found in N and E India, Burma, Malaysia, Australia, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Indochina, Laos.
| Identification credit: Siddarth Machado | Photographed in |
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