| South Indian Wild Coffee |
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| File size | 413538 |
| Original date | 1/23/10 12:56 PM |
| Resolution | 1216 x 912 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/20s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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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: Psychotria flavida Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
South Indian Wild Coffee is a shrub up to 3 m tall. Leaves are obovate,
12-16 cm long, 4-6 cm wide, lateral nerves 14-16 pairs. Small white
flowers are borne in corymb-like heads. Sepal structure is cup-shaped, with
5 sepals. Flowers are white, funnel-shaped. Flower tube is silky inside,
and the petals are incurved. Anthers are ovate. South Indian Wild Coffee is
found on the hills in peninsular India, at altitudes higher than 900 m. It
grows gregariously in Shola grasslands. Flowering: March-May.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed in Patharpunj, Maharashtra. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,