| Purple Stem Lepidagathis |
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| File size | 412703 |
| Original date | 3/9/08 6:14 PM |
| Resolution | 2112 x 1584 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto |
| Focal length | 8.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 10.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX S6 |
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Botanical name: Lepidagathis purpuricaulis Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Purple Stem Lepidagathis is a Himalayan plant with lanceshaped or ovate-
lanceshaped velvety leaves. Stalkless flower-spikes arise in leaf axils,
singly or clustered. Spikes are oblong, hairy, with lanceshaped, channeled
bracts. Sepal cup is divided into 5 segments - one segment broad, the other
4 very narrow. Purple Stem Lepidagathis is found in Western Himalayas, from
Kumaon to Nepal at altitudes of about 900 m.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh & Morni Hills, Haryana. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,