| Diverging Dewflower |
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| File size | 199107 |
| Original date | 8/20/17 4:59 AM |
| Resolution | 1000 x 750 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 3.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX P530 |
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Botanical name: Murdannia divergens Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Commelina wallichiana, Aneilema divergens, Phaeneilema divergens
Synonyms: Commelina wallichiana, Aneilema divergens, Phaeneilema divergens
Diverging Dewflower is a perennial herb with stem
erect, usually simple, 15-60 cm, sparsely hairy. Leaves are 4-10, all
on stem, evenly distributed or aggregated. Leaf sheaths are prominent,
about 2 cm. Leaves are lanceshaped to long linear, 5-15 x 1-2.5 cm,
often hairless, sometimes below hairy. Flowers are borne several
flowered panicles, 2-4 cm, hairless throughout. Sepals are ovate-round,
7-8 mm, persistent. Petals are purple, purple-red, or purple-blue,
obovate-round. Fertile stamens are 3; staminodes 3; antherodes 3-sect.
Capsules are obovoid or ellipsoid, trigonous, 6.5-8 mm. Diverging
Dewflower is found in forests, forest margins, wet grasslands in the
HImalayas, mostly in NE India, Nepal to South China, at altitudes of
1500-3400 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Anil Thakur | Photographed near Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. |
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