| Small Flowered Rhynchoglossum |
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| Original date | 10/11/08 12:03 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
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| Focal length | 11.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/253s |
| Aperture | 3.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Rhynchoglossum obliquum Family: Gesneriaceae (Gloxinia family)
Synonyms: Loxotis obliqua, Rhynchoglossum obliquum var. parviflora
Synonyms: Loxotis obliqua, Rhynchoglossum obliquum var. parviflora
Small Flowered Rhynchoglossum is a small plant,
5-50 cm tall. Flowers are small,
blue-white with a cylindrical tube constricted at the mouth. Flowers are
two-lipped, with upper lipped divided into two and the lower one longer,
3-lobed with the outer lobes curved. Flowers are borne in spikes up to 12
cm long, but often much smaller. Flowers are 8-10 mm long, sepal cup 3-4
mm long, enlarging to 8 mm in fruit, and covering the capsule. Alternately
arranged leaves, 4-10 cm long, are elliptic long-pointed, with highly
asymmetric heart-shaped bases. Leaves are long stalked.
Small Flowered Rhynchoglossum is found in the forests and shady banks of
the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to NE India and Burma. It is also found in
the Western Ghats. Flowering: September-November.
| Identification credit: Navendu Pāgé | Photographed in Maram, Manipur & Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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