| Panicled Shrub-Mint |
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| Original date | 12/16/12 11:34 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Pogostemon paniculatus Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Synonyms: Elsholtzia paniculata, Hyssopus cristatus
Synonyms: Elsholtzia paniculata, Hyssopus cristatus
Panicled Shrub-Mint is a branched erect herb, with
angular velvety branchlets, simple opposite leaves in unequal pairs.
Larger ones 6.5-8.2 x 3.5-6 cm, smaller 2.5-3.8 x 1.8-2.2 cm long,
hairy above, velvety below. Small purple flowers are borne in one-sided
panicles, up to 20 cm long, in leaf axils and at branch ends.
Flower-stalks are 2 mm long, flowers up to 1 cm long, sepal cup
bell-shaped, sepals 5, up to 5 mm long. Purple flowers are 2-lipped,
with narrow tube up 4 mm long. Upper lobes are larger, 3-lobed,
unequal, lower lobes smaller, entire, spreading. Stamens are 4,
protruding. Fruit is a nutlet. Panicled Shrub-Mint is found in SW
India and parts of SE Asia. Flowering: October-December.
| Identification credit: J.M. Garg | Photographed at Yana Rocks, Karnataka. |
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