| Malabar False Olive |
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| File size | 133294 |
| Original date | 1/19/11 3:46 PM |
| Resolution | 1244 x 933 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| 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: Cansjera rheedei Family: Opiliaceae (Opilia family)
Synonyms: Cansjera lanceolata, Cansjera zizyphifolia, Cansjera malabarica
Synonyms: Cansjera lanceolata, Cansjera zizyphifolia, Cansjera malabarica
Malabar False Olive is a large evergreen climbing shrub, armed with
scattered stout spines, with a cream-coloured somewhat corky bark.
Branchlets, leaf-stalks and inflorescence are velvety. Leaves are ovate-
lanceshaped, hairless and slightly velvety 3.5-10 cm long. Flowers are
small, yellow or yellow-green, urn-shaped, 4-lobed, hairy outside. Fertile
stamens are 4, opposite the petals. Staminodes are 4-5, alternate with the
stamens. Fruit is orange-red when ripe, 1.2 cm long.
| Identification credit: R. Vijayasankar, Parjanya Guru | Photographed at Karikale, North Karnataka & Nagla Bundar, Maharashtra. |
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