| Violet Asystasia |
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| Original date | 12/19/21 8:54 AM |
| Resolution | 2686 x 3006 |
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| Focal length | 3.99mm |
| Exposure time | 1/40s |
| Aperture | 1.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Apple |
| Camera model | iPhone 8 Plus |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Asystasia dalzelliana Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Asystasia violacea
Synonyms: Asystasia violacea
Violet Asystasia is a perennial branched herb, about 60-100 m. Stem
quadrangular, swollen at nodes. Leaves are opposite, unequal ovate or
elliptic-lanceolate, velvet-hairy; leaf-stalk up to 1 cm long. Flowers
are lilcal, purplish violet or blue, trumpet shaped, 3-4 cm long, 2-lipped.
Upper lip is 4-lobed, lower lip dark violet, spotted, projecting out.
Stamens are 4, anthers about 3 mm long, style up to 1.5 cm long.
Capsule is up to 1.5 cm long, club-shaped, stalked, velvet-hairy, beaked.
Violet Asystasia is found in Peninsular India. Flowering: August-November.i
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Kerala & Maharashtra. |
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