| Narrow-Leaf Honeysuckle |
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| File size | 114004 |
| Original date | 4/15/16 10:22 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Lonicera angustifolia Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Synonyms: Lonicera angustifolia var. angustifolia
Synonyms: Lonicera angustifolia var. angustifolia
Narrow-Leaf Honeysuckle is an erect shrub up to 4 m,
with lanceshaped leaves which are very pale beneath, and with paired
white flowers tinged with pink. Flower-pairs are borne on a slender
stalk from the leaf-axils. Flowers are scented, up to 1.2 cm,
tubular-bell-shaped, hairy or not, lobes short rounded. Sepals are
calyx-lobes triangular; flower-stalk usually more than 1 cm. Leaves
hairy beneath. 2.5-4 cm, short-stalked. Fruit red, globular, fused,
edible. Narrow-Leaf Honeysuckle is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir
to Bhutan, Assam, Tibet, at altitudes of 2400-3800 m. Flowering:
May-June.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed at Surkanda Devi, Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. |
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