| East-Indian Evergreen |
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| File size | 882758 |
| Original date | 1/20/16 4:59 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 4.23mm |
| Exposure time | 1/32s |
| Aperture | 2.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Sony |
| Camera model | E6683 |
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Botanical name: Aglaonema hookerianum Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Synonyms: Aglaonema clarkei
Synonyms: Aglaonema clarkei
East-Indian Evergreen is an evergreen perennial herbs with
erect, 40-50 cm or more, 1.5-2.0 cm thick stem. Leaf-stalks are 14-24
cm long, 0.7-0.9 times as long as the leaf-blade. Leaves are ovate to
elliptic or lanceshaped to narrowly elliptic, 20-27 cm long 7-12 cm
wide, base often unequal, rounded, blunt or broadly pointed, rarely
pointed ; tip often apiculate, tapering to gradually or suddenly long
tapering. Flower-cluster-stalks arise 1-3 together, 10-21 cm long.
Spathe is 3.7-6.0 cm long, decurrent for 1-1.5 cm. Spadix is
thin-cylindric, 2.5-4.0 cm long, equaling to 0.8 cm short of spathe
tip; pistillate portion 3-6 mm long, attached to spathe, pistils about
10-15; staminate portion 2.0-3.7 cm long, 3-6 mm thick. Fruits are red,
large when ripe, 2-3 cm long, 0.9-1.4 cm thick. East-Indian Evergreen is
native to East Himalaya, NE India, Bangladesh to Myanmar, below 1000 m
altitude. It is widely cultivated.
| Identification credit: M. Sawmliana | Photographed in Tamdil area, Mizoram. |
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