| Stinking Foldwing |
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| File size | 174022 |
| Original date | 2/14/10 11:48 AM |
| Resolution | 1200 x 900 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Dicliptera foetida Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Dicliptera zeylanica, Dicliptera bivalvis, Justicia foetida
Synonyms: Dicliptera zeylanica, Dicliptera bivalvis, Justicia foetida
Stinking Foldwing is an annual prostrate herb, 30-50 cm long. Stems and
branches are hairy, 4-angled. Oppositely arranged leaves are elliptic-ovate,
3-10 cm long, with a short, tapering tip. Leaves are carried on 0.5-1.5 cm
long stalks. Flowers are borne in umbel-like clusters with 3 branches, in
leaf axils and at the end of branches. Each of the 3 branches supports a
pair of bracts enclosing 3 flowers. Bracts are ovate, 1-2 cm long,
net-veined, hairy. Flowers are 2 cm long, pinkish, deeply 2-lipped. Upper
lip is 1 cm long, obovate, lower one, 1-1.5 cm, shortly 3-lobed. Stamens
are 2, style long, thread-like. Flowering: December-February.
Identification credit: Neil Soares
| Photographed at Kanheri Hills, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra. |