| Ghat Goniothalamus |
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| Original date | 1/20/11 1:38 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/25s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Goniothalamus cardiopetalus Family: Annonaceae (Sugar-apple family)
Synonyms: Polyalthia cardiopetala
Synonyms: Polyalthia cardiopetala
Ghat Goniothalamus is a large shrub to small tree, 3-5 m tall. Branchlets
are hairless. Leaves are simple, alternate, carried on stalks 0.5-1.0 cm
long. Leaves are minutely pubescent when young, 10-23 x 3.5-7.5 cm, varies
from elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, tip gradually long-pointed, base
pointed to wedge-shaped, margins wavy, hairless, secondary nerves 8-15
pairs. Flowers arise singly in leaf axils or 1-3 clustered on older
branches. Sepals are reddish green, petals pale green. Fruits are
1-seeded berries. Ghat Goniothalamus is endemic to Western_Ghats- South
and Central Sahyadris.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed in Yana, Karnataka. |