| West-Himalayan Lindenbergia |
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| File size | 297202 |
| Original date | 3/1/06 11:30 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/170s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Lindenbergia macrostachya Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Synonyms: Stemodia macrostachya, Adenosma cuspidata
Synonyms: Stemodia macrostachya, Adenosma cuspidata
West-Himalayan Lindenbergia is a robust rigid pubescent or hairless herb.
Leaves are ovate to ovate-lanceshaped, serrate, up to 7 cm long, tip pointed to
long-pointed. Flowers are borne in rigid unilateral dense or lax-flowered
spikes, yellow. Calyx is longer than bracts. Flowers are 2-lipped, lower
lip large 3-lobed, ovary hairy. Capsule is enclosed in persistent calyx.
West-Himalayan Lindenbergia is found in lower Himalayas, from Pakistan to
Nepal, at altitudes up to 1800 m. The plant is closely similar to
Lindenbergia philippensis
from East Himalaya. Flowering: March-May.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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