| Satara Lace Plant |
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| Original date | 6/25/11 9:46 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Aponogeton satarensis Family: Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family)
Satara Lace Plant is an aquatic herb 16-22 cm
long. Leaves are green, lanceshaped, 3.5-8.5 cm long, 0.5-1.4 cm
broad. Flowers are borne in pink-purple slender spikes.
Male inflorescence are 5-7 cm long; tepals purple, turning rose to pale white.
Female inflorescence are 2.5-3.5 cm long. Follicles are 6-7 x about 4 mm, seeds 1-2.
Satara Lace Plant is found in Western Ghats.
Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke | Photographed at Kas plateau, Satara, Maharashtra. |
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