| Deccan Chiretta |
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| File size | 572544 |
| Original date | 11/29/15 3:17 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 90.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 29.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Andrographis rothii Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Justicia glandulosa
Synonyms: Justicia glandulosa
Deccan Chiretta is a shrubby, hairy plant
with short-stalked ovate-round leaves. Branches are 20-15 cm long,
wavt, velvety. Leaves are 0.8-1.6 cm, base rounded or flat, stalk 0-3
mm. Flowers are borne in 5-10 cm long few-flowered racemes, upper
nearly panicled. Sepals are 4-5 mm long. Deccan Chiretta is
endemic to Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu.
Medicinal uses:
The plant has ethno-medicinal
value.
Medicinal uses:
The plant has ethno-medicinal
value. | Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. |
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