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| File size | 36307 |
| Original date | 9/17/05 9:30 AM |
| Resolution | 504 x 363 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/640s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Alysicarpus pubescens Family: Fabaceae (pea family)
Alysicarpus is an erect or diffuse herb. Leaves uni, very rarely trifoliolate, leaflets 2-stipellate; stipules scarious, acuminate, free or connate. Flowers occur in terminal racemes or panicles. Flowers often occur in pairs - this species has stunning bicolor red and yellow flowers. A genus with about 30 species, distributed in Africa, Asia, Australia, Polynesia and Tropical America.
Identification credit: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar