| Long-Leaf Dayflower |
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| File size | 112497 |
| Original date | 11/15/12 10:29 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 31.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX S550 |
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Botanical name: Commelina longifolia Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Commelina pedunculosa, Commelina salicifolia
Synonyms: Commelina pedunculosa, Commelina salicifolia
Long-Leaf Dayflower is a slender prostrate herb.
Leaves are alternate, 5-10 x 0.5-1 cm, tapering at tip, narrowed at
base; sheath 1-2.5 cm long. Spathe 1-1.5 x 1.5-2 cm, broadly ovate,
pointed at tip, fused at base. Branches of cymes equal, both 1-2
flowered. Flowers are blue, 5-6 mm across. Sepals ovate, petals ovate,
wavy-entire. Capsule is 4-5 mm, broadly ovoid. Seeds are smooth, flat
at one end. Long-Leaf Dayflower is found in India to S. China and Jawa.
Flowering: October-March.
| Identification credit: Surajit Koley | Photographed in Hooghly, West Bengal. |
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