| Goa Dipcadi |
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| File size | 498383 |
| Original date | 7/14/13 8:41 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1000s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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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: Dipcadi goaense Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Goa Dipcadi is a newly discovered (2009) species of
Dipcadi. It is a bulbous, scape-bearing herb, 15-40 cm tall. Bulbs are
spherical, 1-1.9 cm in diameter, profusely rooting from the base.
Leaves are borne in a rosette, 4-7 per bulb, linear, 5-25 cm long, 3-4
mm wide, deeply channelled, green, slightly broader and white at base,
entire along the margins, narrowed at tip. Flowering stem is 1.5-4 cm
long, round, with a flower raceme 4-10 cm long, 2-8 flowered. Floral
bracts are broadly ovate, 5-8 mm long, long-pointed. Flowers are
stalked, shining white, 1.3-1.8 cm long, 1.4-1.9 cm in diameter when
fully open. Flower-stalks are 5-10 mm long, 8-15 mm in fruit.
Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar
| Photographed in Rivona, Goa. |