| Climbing Spindle Bush |
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| File size | 404319 |
| Original date | 5/2/12 12:24 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Euonymus echinatus Family: Celastraceae (Spike-thorn family)
Synonyms: Euonymus scandens, Euonymus cinereus, Euonymus trichocarpus
Synonyms: Euonymus scandens, Euonymus cinereus, Euonymus trichocarpus
Climbing Spindle Bush is a climbing shrub with
dense tufts of adventitious roots. Branches are quadrangular. Leaves
are variable. 0.8-6.5 x 0.6-2.5 cm, ovate or oblong-lanceshaped,
pointed, toothed, somewhat leathery, smooth, main lateral veins 8-10
pairs. Leaf-stalks are up to 6 cm long. Flowers are greenish, in short
cymes in leaf axils. Sepals are rounded, entire. Petals are 4 mm long,
greenish-white, circular. Stamens are shorter than the petals. Capsule
are globular, about 8 mm in diameter, covered with dark coloured
spines, carried on stalks 5-6 mm long. Seeds are enclosed in a scarlet
aril.Climbing Spindle Bush is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to
Sikkim, at altitudes of 2000-2700 m.
Flowering: March-July.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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