| Nepal Chlorophytum |
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| File size | 305278 |
| Original date | 6/27/11 12:56 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Chlorophytum nepalense Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Synonyms: Chlorophytum khasianum, Liliago nepalensis, Chlorophytum undulatum
Synonyms: Chlorophytum khasianum, Liliago nepalensis, Chlorophytum undulatum
Nepal Chlorophytum is a bulbous plant with a short,
inconspicuous rhizome. Leaves are stalkless or slightly narrowed and
stalk-like basally, linear, narrow, 8-60 cm long, 0.6-2 cm braod,
hairless. Scape erect, 30--60(--90) cm. Flower raceme are sometimes few
branched and panicled, many flowered. Bracts are linear-lanceshaped,
shorter than flowers. Flowers arise solitary or in clusters of 2 or 3,
on stalks about 1 cm long, jointed near middle or distally. Tepals are
white, narrowly oblong-elliptic, 1-1.4 cm × 2-3 mm. Stamens are
slightly shorter than tepals, anthers usually longer than filaments.
Capsule is obovoid, rarely round, 6-9 mm; seeds several per valve.
Nepal Chlorophytum is found in the Himalayas, from Nepal to NE India,
Assam, at altitudes of 1400-2500 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Gangtok, Sikkim. |
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