| Nile Tulip Tree |
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| File size | 662366 |
| Original date | 5/21/06 2:46 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/155s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Markhamia lutea Family: Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda family)
Nile Tulip Tree is an evergreen small tree, 4-5 m in height in cultivation,
although reaches more than 10 m in its native region.
It was named in the honor of botanist C. Robert Markham
(1830-1916), who worked in India.
Leaves are compound, 20-30 cm long, normally clustered
towards the ends of the branches. Glossy dark green leaflets
are 5–9 per stalk. Flowers are borne in branch-end
clusters. They are trumpet shaped, yellow in color, with
orange-reddish spots in the throat, measuring 5-6 cm in length. Fruit is a
capsule, of up to 70 cm in length, with abundant winged seeds.
Nile Tulip Tree, native to Africa, is propagated by seeds.
| Identification credit: Nandan Kalbag | Photographed in Delhi & Bangalore. |
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