| Flax-Leaved Rungia |
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| Original date | 1/18/11 7:54 AM |
| Resolution | 748 x 561 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rungia linifolia Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Rungia linifolia var. saldanhae, Rostellularia gracilis
Synonyms: Rungia linifolia var. saldanhae, Rostellularia gracilis
Flax-Leaved Rungia is a small annual herb, growing up to 0.5-1 ft tall.
Stems are slender and erect, and branches are threadlike. Oppositely
arranged leaves are elliptic-lanceshaped, 1-3 cm long, pointed, with a
narrow base. Leaves 4-6 pairs of nerves and are borne on 3 mm long stalks.
Flowers are borne in narrow spikes, 1-3 cm long, at the end of branches.
Flowers are arranged only on one side of the spike. Flowers are
pink-purple, two-lipped. Lower lip is 3-lobed, and has purple markings on
it. Flowering: December-January.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed at Gangawali River near Karikale Village, Karnataka. |
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