Scalloped Hemigraphis
File size
324401
Original date
2/21/12 11:38 AM
Resolution
1536 x 1152
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
Focal length
6.0mm
Exposure time
1/640s
Aperture
5.0
Focus Distance
Metering Mode
Center weighted average
Camera make
Canon
Camera model
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Sensor type
OneChipColorArea
ative
Photo:
Prashant Awale
Common name:
Scalloped Hemigraphis
Botanical name:
Hemigraphis crenata
Family:
Acanthaceae
(Acanthus family)
Synonyms:
Hemigraphis elegans, Ruellia crenata
Scalloped Hemigraphis is a spreading, softly white-hairy herb endemic to peninsular India. Leaves are stalked, ovate or elliptic, with round teeth at the margins. Flowers are 1.8 cm plus, pinkish.
Identification credit:
Shrikant Ingalhalikar, Prashant Awale
Photographed at Mashen, Goa.
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