| Pointed-Leaf Lepidagathis |
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| Original date | 12/9/06 1:05 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 683 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Lepidagathis cuspidata Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Ruellia cuspidata
Synonyms: Ruellia cuspidata
Pointed-Leaf Lepidagathis is an erect spiny shrub, growing to 1-3 ft high. Stems and
branches are quadrangular. Oppositely arranged oblong-lancelike leaves are
5-8 cm long. The base tapers into a leaf stalk 1-2 cm long. Upper leaves are
smaller, stalkless and with spiny tips. Stalkless flowers appear in spikes
5-10 cm long, at the end of branches. Bracts are 1 cm long and spiny pointed.
Flowers are creamish white and 2-lipped. Throat and the upper lip are marked
with brownish purple lines. Lower lip is 3-lobed. Apart from Western Ghats,
Pointed-Leaf Lepidagathis is also found in Tropical Himalayas, at altitudes of
300-700 m. Flowering: December-January.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra & Dehradun, Uttarakhand. |