| Bristly Dew-Grass |
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| File size | 241321 |
| Original date | 9/18/16 8:27 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 33.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ200 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cyanotis burmanniana Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Cyanotis hirtella, Cyanotis hispida, Cyanotis vaginata
Synonyms: Cyanotis hirtella, Cyanotis hispida, Cyanotis vaginata
Bristly Dew-Grass is a small herb with stem
prostrate, sparsely hairy. Flowers are pale blue, sepals up to 5 x 1.5
mm, lanceshaped, united at base, hairy along margin; flower tube 4 mm,
petals lanceshaped; filaments bearded. Flowers are borne in stalked
cymes at branch-ends and in the axils of upper leaves. Bracts are 9 x 4
mm, broadly ovate, tapering, bracteole to 8 x 3 mm, wedge-shaped,
fringed with hairs, 4-8 pairs in cymes. Leaves are 2-4 x 1.5 cm,
lanceshaped, tip pointed, sparsely hairy on both sides; sheath up to 1
cm. Capsule ovoid, seeds yellowish-brown. Bristly Dew-Grass is
endemic to Western Ghats. Flowering: August-December.
| Identification credit: P.S. Sivaprasad | Photographed in Malampuzha, Palakkad distt., Kerala. |
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