| Grey Gymnostachyum |
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| File size | 129339 |
| Original date | 2/18/12 12:37 PM |
| Resolution | 1200 x 900 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Gymnostachyum pubescens Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Gymnostachyum canescens, Gymnostachyum longifolium, Justicia pubescens
Synonyms: Gymnostachyum canescens, Gymnostachyum longifolium, Justicia pubescens
Grey Gymnostachyum is a subshrub with hairy stem.
Leaves are 15-20 x 10-12 cm, broadly elliptic, tip long-pointed, base
narrow. Flowers are borne in panicled hairy cymes in leaf axils.
Bracts and bracteoles are similar, 2 mm long, ovate. Flowers are many,
densely packed. Sepals are 5 mm long, glandular hairy, flowers greenish
white, 1.5 cm long, tube 1 cm long, narrow, petals blunt, bristly.
Anthers are unequal, hairless. Capsules are 16 x 2 mm, oblong, acute,
hirsute; seeds many, orbicular, golden brown. Grey Gymnostachyum is
found in the Western Ghats.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed along Chorla Ghat, Maharashtra. |