| Travancore Shrub-Mint |
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| File size | 275072 |
| Original date | 11/25/17 4:33 PM |
| Resolution | 1200 x 900 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 100.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 11.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 7D |
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Botanical name: Pogostemon travancoricus Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Synonyms: Pogostemon travancoricus var. devicolamensis
Synonyms: Pogostemon travancoricus var. devicolamensis
Travancore Shrub-Mint is a rare subshrub with stem
woody below, reachinng 2 ft in height, branches smooth and flower racemes black when dry. Leaves
are ovate, long-stalked, doubly toothed, somewhat pointed, base rounded
or wedge-shaped, 2.5-5 cm. Leaf-stalks are 1.2-2.5 cm long. Flowers are
borne in racemes 7-15 cm long, tapering upwards. Flowers are stalked,
reflexed, arranged in few-flowered whorls. Sepal tube is 6 mm, with triangular
teeth, without any frilly hairs. flower-stalk half its length. Flowers are funnel-shaped, tube
protruding from the sepal tube, petals velvet-hairy. Stamens 1.2 cm
long, hairless, prominently protrude out. Travancore Shrub-Mint is
probably endemic to Southern Western Ghats. Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Dr. Jomy Augustine | Photographed in Eravikulam National Park, Munnar, Idukki distt., Kerala. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,