| Shrubby Dayflower |
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| File size | 229251 |
| Original date | 6/28/08 11:01 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Commelina suffruticosa Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Spathodithyros suffruticosus, Commelina rugulosa, Commelina simsonii
Synonyms: Spathodithyros suffruticosus, Commelina rugulosa, Commelina simsonii
Shrubby Dayflower is a perennial herb with erect or rising smooth stems,
up to more than 35 cm. Leaf sheaths are hairy in a line on 1 side. Leaf
stalk is up to 1 cm long. Leaf blade is lance-shaped to ovate-lanceolate,
8-13 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, hairless on both surfaces. Involucral bracts
are borne opposite leaves, broadly heart-shaped, open, about 1.6 × 1.1 cm
when folded, sparsely puberulent, tip blunt. Small white flowers are borne
in 4-flowered clusters, carried on stalk about 8 mm long. Flower stalks
are about 3 mm, twisted in fruit. Sepals are about 4 mm, membranous.
Petals are white, about 4 mm. Capsule is nearly round, 3.8-5 mm. Shrubby
Dayflower is found in the eastern parts of Himalayas, and also the Western
Ghats.
| Identification credit: Mayur Nandikar, Satish Pardeshi | Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra. |
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