| Mountain Barleria |
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| File size | 536463 |
| Original date | 1/1/16 5:42 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 90.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/50s |
| Aperture | 20.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Barleria montana Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Barleria morrisiana, Barleria purpurea
Synonyms: Barleria morrisiana, Barleria purpurea
Mountain Barleria is an erect herb found in the
mountains of Western Ghats. Leaves are oblong-elliptic, attenuated into
the leaf-stalk. Leaves may be a little bristly on the margin. Beautiful
rose-purple flowers appear singly in leaf axils. Flower tube is very
long, with the throat conically dilated into the flower limb with 5
petals. Bracteoles are linear. Larger sepals are equal, elliptic.
Flowering: September-October.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed at Yelagiri Hills, Vellore, Tamil Nadu. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,