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Cycas sp.
Cycas sp.
Top Slip, Tamil Nadu, 24 April 2009
Camera :  NIKON D200
Shutter-speed :   1/250 sec
Aperture :   f 4
Exposure Mode :   Aperature Priority
ISO :   200
Exposure Compensation :   -0.3 EV
Flash :   No Flash
Focal Length :   12 mm
A living fossil, these plants were around during the Jurassic period. These are a primitive group of plants known as gymnosperms. Popularly called "naked seeds", which means that they have exposed ovaries on which the pollens are deposited. The local tribals use it for decoration in their festivities and also eat the fruits, which are intoxicating