| Ritchie's Jasmine |
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| Original date | 6/25/15 9:40 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/640s |
| Aperture | 22.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Jasminum ritchiei Family: Oleaceae (Jasmine family)
Synonyms: Jasminum ritchiei var. purpureum
Synonyms: Jasminum ritchiei var. purpureum
Ritchie's Jasmine is a climbing branched, nearly
hairless shrub, with large white flowers, about an inch across. It was
named in the honour of Captain T. A. Ritchie, 20th century British
zoologist and army officer who established the Kenya National Parks.
Flowers are borne in 3-9 flowered, somewhat panicled cymes. Bracts are
linear-subulate, 6 mm long; flower-stalks 1-2 cm long. Calyx is 5 mm
long, tube bell-shaped, more or less ribbed, hairless; sepals 2-3 mm
long, linear. Flowers are white, tube 1.5-2 cm long; petals 9, pointed,
8-12 mm long. Leaves are opposite, 3-8 x 2-3.5 cm, elliptic tapering,
wedge-shaped at base, lateral nerves 4 or 5 pairs. Leaf-stalks are 3-6
mm long. Berry is solitary, spherical, 8 mm across. Ritchie's Jasmine
is found in Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. |
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