| Himalayan Incarvillea |
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| File size | 371029 |
| Original date | 2/27/16 5:55 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 112.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Incarvillea emodi Family: Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda family)
Synonyms: Amphicome emodi
Synonyms: Amphicome emodi
Himalayan Incarvillea is a handsome plant with one-sided clusters of 6-8
large pinkish-purple tubular flowers which are orange yellow inside.
Flowers have rounded, fine-pointed sepals. Flower tube is 3.5-5.8 cm long,
with rounded petals. The stem is unbranched, up to 50 cm tall, with leaves
clustered at the base. Leaves are compound with 9-11 ovate, toothed
leaflets, 1-4 cm long, or leaflets sometime lobed. Capsule is linear, up
to 18 cm long. Himalayan Incarvillea is found in the Himalayas, from
Afghanistan to W. Nepal, mostly in rock cervices, at altitudes of 600-2500
m. Flowering: March-April.
| Identification credit: Amit Kumar | Photographed in Byasi & Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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