| Grand Barleria |
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| File size | 459567 |
| Original date | 10/30/17 2:02 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.225mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1500s |
| Aperture | 2.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Average |
| Camera make | Xiaomi |
| Camera model | Redmi 3S |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Barleria grandiflora Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Barlerianthus grandiflora
Synonyms: Barlerianthus grandiflora
Grand Barleria is a stout perennial herb, growing up
to 1-2 m tall. Several branches arise from the base which are swollen
and hairy at the nodes. Oppositely arranged elliptic lancelike leaves
are 10-20 cm long, long-pointed, with a narrowed base, and 8-10 pairs
of nerves. Leaf-stalk is 1 cm long. Solitary white flowers occur in the
leaf axils. Flower tube is 8-12 cm long, and funnel shaped. Upper lip
is 4-lobed. Sepals are 4, in opposite pairs. Outer sepals are
herbacious, 4-7 cm long, nearly equal, inner ones 2 cm long, linear,
pointed. Capsules are 3-4 cm long. Grand Barleria is found in Western
Ghats.
| Identification credit: Maniruddin Dhabak | Photographed at Machal plateau , Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. |
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