| Small Flowered Justicia |
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| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/800s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Justicia neesii Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Justicia micrantha, Rostellularia crinita, Rostellularia neesii
Synonyms: Justicia micrantha, Rostellularia crinita, Rostellularia neesii
Small Flowered Justicia is a small annual herb, growing up to 10-25 cm
tall, with slender hairy stem. Oppositely arranged leaves are ovate, blunt,
2-3 cm long, carried on 4-6 mm long stalks. Flowers are borne in dense
spikes, 2-5 cm long, in leaf axils or at the end of branches. Bracts are
linear, bristly. Sepals are 4, with spinous midribs. Flowers are 2-lipped,
light pink botched with purple in the middle. Flowering: August.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed at Prabalgad, Maharashtra. |
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