| Mal Karvy |
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| File size | 682373 |
| Original date | 10/19/07 11:47 AM |
| Resolution | 2816 x 2112 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ7 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Strobilanthes sessilis var. ritchei Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Pleocaulus ritchei
Synonyms: Pleocaulus ritchei
Mal Karvy is a small perennial shrub, usually half a meter tall, but after
the flowering year, grows to 2 m tall. Numerouis quadrangular stems form a
hemispherical tuft on the ground. Oppositely arranged stalkless leaves are
ovate, rounded at the base, 2-3 cm long. Purple flowers occur in spikes 3-8
cm long, either in leaf axils or at the end of branches. Bristly bracts are 2
cm long, with long hairs, and tinged with purple. Flowers are bell-shaped
with flaring petals. Stamens are 6 in number, and remain inside the flower.
It flowers once in 7 years! Flower: October-November.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke | Photographed at Kas plateau, Satara, Maharashtra. |
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