| Wall Rungia |
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| File size | 185529 |
| Original date | 3/5/11 4:54 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rungia muralis Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Rungia parviflora var. muralis
Synonyms: Rungia parviflora var. muralis
Wall Rungia is a small, branching weed with very dense
spikes of flowers. Spikes are sometimes 4-4.5 cm long, 4 mm broad, with
densely overlapping bracts. Flowers are blue to whitish, with upper lip
short, and lower lip large and broad. Lower leaves are 2.5 x 0.6-1.2
cm, ovate, stalked, upper narrow, sometimes even linear. Wall Rungia is
found in India to Myanmar.
| Identification credit: J.M. Garg, Rakesh Singh, Ashish Nimkar | Photographed in Maharashtra & Imphal. |
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