| Nettle Leaved Chirita |
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| File size | 91590 |
| Original date | 11/10/22 11:59 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 534 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 100.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 10.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 7D Mark II |
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Botanical name: Henckelia urticifolia Family: Gesneriaceae (Gloxinia family)
Synonyms: Chirita grandiflora, Chirita urticifolia
Synonyms: Chirita grandiflora, Chirita urticifolia
Nettle Leaved Chirita is a herbacious plant with
unbranched stem, 20-45 cm tall. Flowers are red-purple, streaked with yellow
in the throat, funnel-shaped, 2-lipped, drooping, up to 5
cm long. They are borne one to several, on sparingly hairy stalks. Flower
tube is inflated on the upper part, with rounded petals. Sepal cup is
bristly-haired, 2-3 cm long, with lance-shaped sepals. Leaves are
elliptic, long pointed, saw-toothed, up to 13 cm long. The name Chirita is
derived from a Sanskrit name. Nettle Leaved Chirita is found in the
Himalayas, from W. Nepal to SW China and Burma, at altitudes of 1000-2400
m. Flowering: August-September.
| Identification credit: J.M. Garg, Momang Taram | Photographed in North Sikkim & North Bengal. |
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