| Congested Flower Smithia |
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| File size | 805948 |
| Original date | 9/27/08 2:16 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1300s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Smithia conferta var. conferta Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Smithia hispidissima
Synonyms: Smithia hispidissima
Congested Flower Smithia is an annual herb, 3-4 ft long. Branches are long,
straight loke a rod, straggling, smooth with very long intemodes below.
Alternately arranged leaves are small, compound. Rachis is bristly.
Leaflets are 8-16, 0.6-1.2 cm long, oblong, blunt, with a short point at
the tip. Leaves are hairless above. Yellow flowers appear in pairs in the
axils of upper leaves, crowded at the end of branches. They are shaped like pea flowers. Flowering: November.
| Identification credit: J.M. Garg, Aparna Watve | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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