| Large-Flower Blushwort |
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| File size | 804196 |
| Original date | 8/15/24 4:17 PM |
| Resolution | 1840 x 1380 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.695mm |
| Exposure time | 1/165s |
| Aperture | 1.79 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Xiaomi |
| Camera model | M2103K19I |
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Botanical name: Aeschynanthus parasiticus Family: Gesneriaceae (Gloxinia family)
Synonyms: Aeschynanthus macranthus, Aeschynanthus grandiflorus
Synonyms: Aeschynanthus macranthus, Aeschynanthus grandiflorus
Large-Flower Blushwort is a herb dwelling on trees,
with arching or hanging stem. Flowers are red, or orange-red, 3.2-7.3
cm long, lobes orange or red with brown or black markings in a central
line, mouth somewhat contracted. Calyx is herbaceous, sepals variable,
sometimes very short blunt, sometimes lanceshaped pointed as long as
the tube. Flower-stalks are 0.3-1.2 cm long, at branch-ends; more
rarely on spurs, in leaf-axils. Filament are far protruding, fused in 2
pairs. Leaves are about 10 x 2.5 cm, lanceshaped, narrowed at both
ends, often wavy. Leaf-stalk is 3-6 mm Capsule is 15 cm by 6 mm. Stem
is round in cross-section, branched. Large-Flower Blushwort is found in
NE India, up to 1200 m above sea-level. Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Manipur. |
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