| Arnott's Acrotrema |
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| File size | 497000 |
| Original date | 12/12/12 6:01 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1250s |
| Aperture | 3.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot SX130 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Acrotrema arnottianum Family: Dilleniaceae (Karmal family)
Arnott's Acrotrema is a plant named for George
Arnold Walker-Arnott, 19th century Scottish botanist and Professor of
Botany at Glasgow University. Leaves are obovate oblong, 15-30 cm long,
7-12 cm wide, at the base rounded to heart-shaped, with toothed
margins, tip blunt, obtuse, winged stalk 2-8 cm long. Flowers have
sepals 8-9 mm long, red or pink, the petals obovate, 8 mm long, yellow,
grouped in dense terminal racemes. Arnott's Acrotrema is found on river
banks, forests, up to 800 m. It is endemic to Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
| Identification credit: N. Arun Kumar | Photographed in Kerala. |
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