| Assam Leaf-Flower |
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| File size | 353215 |
| Original date | 12/21/08 11:01 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Glochidion ellipticum Family: Phyllanthaceae (Amla family)
Synonyms: Phyllanthus assamicus, Glochidion malabaricum, Glochidion assamicum
Synonyms: Phyllanthus assamicus, Glochidion malabaricum, Glochidion assamicum
Assam Leaf-Flower is a small, hairless tree, with
angular branchlets. Leaves are 8-14 cm long 2.5-4 cm, alternate,
elliptic-lanceshaped or elliptic-oblong, tip long-pointed base acute,
often unequal. Leaves have 6-8 pairs of nerves. Leaf stalk is 5
mm long. Flowers are unisexual, male and females in separate clusters
in leaf axils. Male flowers are yellowish on slender stalk, up to 1 cm
long. Petals are 6, fused below, 2-2.5 mm long, oblong. Stamens are 3.
Female flowers are stalkless. Petals are 6, united. Fruit is a ribbed
capsule, green, hairless and shiny, resembling small round cheeses.
Assam Leaf-Flower is found in East Himalaya to China and SE Asia, and Western
Ghats, at altitudes of 100-1700 m. Flowering: October-December.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale, Raja K Swamy | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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