| Himalayan Poplar |
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| File size | 2181781 |
| Original date | 4/12/08 12:33 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Populus ciliata Family: Salicaceae (Willow family)
Himalayan Poplar is a large deciduous tree with tall clean straight bole
and broad rounded crown. The bark of young trees is smooth greenish-grey
and that of the old trees dark brown with deep vertical fissures. Leaves
resemble those of Pipal to earn it the name Pahari pipal. They are broadly
ovate or ovate-lanceolate, with serrulate-crenate and ciliate margins,
7.5-18.0 cm long, base usually heart-shaped, 3-5 nerved. Leaf stalk is
5-12.5 cm long, compressed above. Flowers are borne in drooping
raceme-like catkins appearing before or with leaves. Male flowers are
bell-shaped and female flowers bluntly toothed. Capsule is 3 or 4-valved
and encloses an average of 100-150 seeds. Flowering: March-April.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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