| Bandra Scaly-Ball |
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| File size | 386657 |
| Original date | 12/20/23 10:43 AM |
| Resolution | 4032 x 3024 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 3.99mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1143s |
| Aperture | 1.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Apple |
| Camera model | iPhone SE (2nd generation) |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Lepidagathis bandraensis Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Bandra Scaly-Ball is a small perennial herb, 15-30
cm tall. Branches are
many, 4-angled, arising from a woody rootstock. Oppositely arranged
stalkless leaves, 3-6 cm long, are elliptic-linear, abruptly tipped
with a short
and sharp point. Pink flowers are borne in dense, one-sided spikes, 2-5
cm long, at the base of the branches. Bracts are dimorphic; outer 1 cm,
cuspidate, hairy; inner ones smaller, long-pointed. Capsules are
oblong, 1 cm long. Bandra Scaly-Ball is occasionally found in rocky
grasslands in the plains in the Western Ghats region. It was probably
named after the Bandra area of Mumbai. Bandra Scaly-Ball is native
to Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Flowering: December-January.
| Identification credit: Kunal Odedra | Photographed at Antroli Beach, Madhavpur, Porbandar, Gujarat. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,