| South Indian Lavang Lata |
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| File size | 101063 |
| Original date | 1/16/11 4:53 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| 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: Luvunga eleutherandra Family: Rutaceae (Lemon family)
South Indian Lavang Lata is a large thorny climber of the Western Ghats. It
is also found on the Balaghat and Ajanta hills of Aurangabad. It is closely
related to Lavang Lata. Branches are long,
flexuose, set with stout, sharp, woody, often deflexed thorns. Leaves are
trifoliate. Leaflets are 3-8 inches long, elliptic, or elliptic oblong.
Flowers are white, fragrant, in hairless axillary fascicled racemes. Berry
is spherical, about 2 cm in diameter.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed in Shigekeri, Karnataka. |