| Indian Waterberry |
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| File size | 677328 |
| Original date | 12/22/14 11:18 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | FUJIFILM |
| Camera model | X-S1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Syzygium munroi Family: Myrtaceae (Bottlebrush family)
Synonyms: Eugenia munroi, Jambosa munroi
Synonyms: Eugenia munroi, Jambosa munroi
Indian Waterberry is a large shrub or small tree up to 8
m tall., with branchlets quadrangular. It is named for the British
botanist Sir William Munro. Leaves are up to 22 x 7 cm, lanceshaped,
nearly stalkless, hairless, nerves and intramarginal veins prominent.
Flowers are borne in cymes 5-10 cm broad, at branch-ends. Flowers are
few, 4 cm across; flower-stalks 1 cm long; calyx 2.5 cm long,
funnel-shaped; sepals 1 x 1 cm, round; petals are larger, 1.5 x1.5 cm,
yellowish white; stamen filaments are prominent, 2.5 cm long, white.
Berry is 2.5 x 1.5 cm, ellipsoid, hairless. Indian Waterberry is found in
the Western Ghats and NE India. Flowering: December-April.
| Identification credit: Siddarth Machado | Photographed in Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kodagu, Karnataka. |
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