| South-Indian Hoppea |
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| File size | 129575 |
| Original date | 11/23/22 12:13 PM |
| Resolution | 6000 x 4000 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 48.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 5.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Hoppea fastigiata Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Synonyms: Cicendia fastigiata, Exacum fastigiatum, Exacum concinnum
Synonyms: Cicendia fastigiata, Exacum fastigiatum, Exacum concinnum
South-Indian Hoppea is a small branched herb with
leaves opposite, 4-8 x 2-5 mm, ovate, nearly stalkless. Flowers are
borne in cymes at branch-ends and in leaf-axils, carried on
flower-cluster-stalks up to 5 mm. Flower tube is 4 mm, petals unequal,
oblong, much protruding beyond sepals. Sepal-tube is 4 mm, teeth 2 mm,
lanceshaped, tapering. Stamens are 1 perfect, 3 sterile; ovary
ellipsoid, one celled, many ovuled, stigma 2 lobed. South-Indian Hoppea
is found in Peninsular India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Flowering:
September-October.
Medicinal uses:
South-Indian Hoppea is used by
local communities for various brain-related ailments. The genus
possesses a unique class of compounds, xanthones, which are known for
their potential against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Medicinal uses:
South-Indian Hoppea is used by
local communities for various brain-related ailments. The genus
possesses a unique class of compounds, xanthones, which are known for
their potential against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. | Identification credit: N Arun Kumar | Photographed in Bannerghatta, Karnataka. |
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