| Arunachal Tongue-Lip |
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| File size | 108360 |
| Original date | 9/13/09 1:23 PM |
| Resolution | 660 x 495 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-W55 |
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Botanical name: Rhynchoglossum lazulinum Family: Gesneriaceae (Gloxinia family)
Arunachal Tongue-Lip is rare and threatened plant, endemic to
Arunachal Pradesh. It is a succulent herb, 50-100 cm tall. Leaves are
broadly elliptic, somewhat heart-shaped at base. Flowers are borne in
racemes of bluish violet flowers, at the end of branches. Arunachal
Tongue-Lip is found along hill slopes and in moist forest from 500 -
1500 m elevation. Flowering: August-November.
| Identification credit: Pravir Deshmukh | Photographed in West Kameng distt, Arunachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,