| Starburst Glory Bower |
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| File size | 118313 |
| Original date | 2/8/20 11:12 AM |
| Resolution | 640 x 640 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 3.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Apple |
| Camera model | iPad |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Clerodendrum quadriloculare Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
Synonyms: Clerodendrum blancoanum, Ligustrum quadriloculare
Synonyms: Clerodendrum blancoanum, Ligustrum quadriloculare
Starburst Glory Bower is a fast growing evergreen
shrub, up to about 5 m tall, with 4-angled branches. Leaves, carried on
3-8 cm long leaf-stalks, are oppositely arranged, simple, from ovate to
oblong with pointed tip and wavy margins, 15-25 cm long, about 6 cm
wide, dark green above, glossy purple below. Flowers are borne at
branch-ends, in spherical cymes 15-30 cm in diameter, carrying narrow
tubular flowers having five curved petals. Flowers have a thin, pink,
5-8 cm long tube. There are varieties with variegated green, cream,
yellow and bronze color. Fruits are ellipsoid drupes, 1-1,5 cm long,
with persistent red sepal-cup about 1 cm long, containing four seeds.
Starburst Glory Bower is native to New Guinea, Philippines, cultivated
elsewhere.
| Identification credit: Varun Sharma | Photographed in cultivation in Maharashtra. |
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