| Willow Leaved Dayflower |
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| File size | 127264 |
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| Resolution | 648 x 486 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Commelina clavata Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Commelina salicifolia, Commelina thwaitesii, Commelina diffusa (invalid)
Synonyms: Commelina salicifolia, Commelina thwaitesii, Commelina diffusa (invalid)
Willow Leaved Dayflower is a perennial herb with thick, non tuberous roots.
Shoots are rising to climbing, rooting on contact with ground, up to 1 m
long. Leaves are narrowly lance-shaped to narrowly lanceshaped-elliptic,
2.5-10 cm long, 0.4-1.5 cm wide, with pointed or long pointed tip. Flowers
are borne in 2-flowered clusters. Flowers are sky-blue, about 1.5 cm
across, with sepals 3 mm long. Paired petals are 7 mm wide, sky-blue. The
third petal is 5 mm wide.
| Identification credit: Mayur Nandikar | Photographed in Munnar, Kerala. |
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