| Large Flowered Calacanthus |
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| File size | 299779 |
| Original date | 11/13/05 7:00 AM |
| Resolution | 1513 x 1068 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 7.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Calacanthus grandiflorus Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Lepidagathis grandiflora, Calacanthus dalzellianus T.Anderson ex Benth. [Illeg.]
Synonyms: Lepidagathis grandiflora, Calacanthus dalzellianus T.Anderson ex Benth. [Illeg.]
Large Flowered Calacanthus is an erect shrub, 1-2 m
tall.Stems are swollen at nodes. Oppositely arranged, stalkless,
elliptic leaves are 10-20 cm long. Bluish purple flowers occur in
upright spikes at the end of branches or in upper leaf axils, 3-15 cm
long. Flowers are 2-3 cm, 2-lipped. Upper lip is narrow and 2-lobed.
Lower lip is broad, convex, 3-lobed, with 2 lines of bright yellow
hairs. There are 4 stamens in unequal pairs. Flowering: October.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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