| Short-Horn Balsam |
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| Original date | 10/2/10 9:39 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 9.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A2000 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Impatiens brevicornis Family: Balsaminaceae (Balsam family)
Synonyms: Impatiens chinensis var. brevicornis Barnes
Synonyms: Impatiens chinensis var. brevicornis Barnes
Short-Horn Balsam is an erect, slender marshy herb,
15-30 cm tall, hairless or sparsely hairy. Leaves are elliptic,
oblong-lanceshaped or linear-oblong, pointed or tapering at tip,
wedge-shaped or rounded at base, about 4 x l cm. Flowers are up to 1.8
cm across, red. Lip is boat-shaped; spur much curved, shorter than
wing, often coiled into a complete circle and sometimes shorter than
lip. Stipe of wings slender; basal lobes very small, narrow and curved.
Short-Horn Balsam is found in Kamataka and Kerala. Flowering:
August-September.
| Identification credit: Shrishail Kulloli | Photographed in Kerala. |
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