| Red Java Tea |
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| File size | 110076 |
| Original date | 9/5/07 12:53 PM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
| Sensor type |
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 | Photo: Prashant Awale |
Botanical name: Orthosiphon rubicundus Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Synonyms: Ocimum tuberosum, Plectranthus rubicundus
Synonyms: Ocimum tuberosum, Plectranthus rubicundus
Red Java Tea is a medicinal plant native to India. It is a perennial herb
with erect stem, up to 50 cm tall. The base of the stem is woody. Leaf
blade ovate-lanceolate, papery, margin coarsely serrate except at base.
Sepals are fused and tubular, 5.5×2 mm, purple-red; upper lip circular, 2
mm wide, teeth of lower lip needlelike, anterior teeth longer. Flower tube
white, 1.1 cm; upper lip 4×4 mm; lower lip oblong, 3.5×3 mm. Stamens
slightly protruding out from throat. Nutlets brown, nearly spherical, 1.7
mm in diameter.
Flowering: August-September.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed at Matheran, Maharashtra. |
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