| Oval Leaved Silverweed |
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| File size | 222613 |
| Original date | 10/2/09 1:50 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 200.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Argyreia elliptica Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family)
Synonyms: Lettsomia elliptica
Synonyms: Lettsomia elliptica
Oval leaved silverweed is an extensive, handsome vine, growing up to 8 m
long. Branchlets are sparsely velvety. Leaves are elliptic-ovate to
obovate, 5-9 cm long, 3-5 cm broad, smooth above, velvety below. Flowers
are borne in lax flat-topped clusters, up to 8 cm across. Sepals are
nearly equal. Flowers are pink to rose colored, 3-4 cm across. Fruit is an
orange colored berry 7 mm across. Fresh leaves and twigs are used as green
manure in paddy fields in Karataka. Oval leaved silverweed is found in
peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Flowering: October-February.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke | Photographed near Lion's Point, Lonavala, Maharashtra. |
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