| Foetid Starviolet |
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| File size | 40187 |
| Original date | 7/31/07 5:28 PM |
| Resolution | 510 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Neanotis subtilis Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Neanotis foetida, Hedyotis foetida, Hedyotis subtilis
Synonyms: Neanotis foetida, Hedyotis foetida, Hedyotis subtilis
Foetid Starviolet is a spreading annual herb, up to 15
cm tall, with branches slender, more or less 4-angled. Leaves are
opposite, to 3 x 0.5 cm, linear-lanceshaped, pointed, margins cured,
rough; stalkless. Flowers are borne in leaf-axils, in stalked,
umbel-like, 3-8 flowered cymes. Bracts and bracteoles are small. Sepals
are 4, persistent, teeth narrowly triangular, pointed, 1 mmm long.
Flowers are white or blue, funnel-shaped, 5 mm long; petals 4,
papillose out side. Stamens are up till the mouth of flower. Ovary is
2-celled, style 2-fid. Capsule is didymous, crown prominent. Foetid
Starviolet is found in Western Ghats. Flowering: August-October.
| Identification credit: Maniruddin Dhabak | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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