| Purple-Throated Bush-Violet |
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| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 3.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Barleria involucrata var. elata Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Barleria elata Dalzell
Synonyms: Barleria elata Dalzell
Purple-Throated Bush-Violet is a large handsome shrub growing along
slopes of hills, shady places and stream banks. Stems are branched,
hairy, swollen at the nodes. Leaves are dark green,
elliptic-lanceshaped, with narrow tips. Beautiful bluish-pink flowers
occur in large bunches. Bracteoles are linear- lanceshaped. Sepal cup
is hairy, divided almost to the base. Outer sepals are lance-shaped,
pointed, many nerved. Inner ones are linear-lanceshaped, narrower.
Flowers are a delicate pinkish blue, with reddish-purple tube. Petals
are obovate in shape. Capsules are narrowed at both the ends.
Purple-Throated Bush-Violet is the most attractive of all Indian Barlerias, and the blue
flowers with reddish throats remind of peacock feathers. Purple-Throated Bush-Violet is
distributed in Peninsular India. Flowering: October-March.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke | Photographed at Katrabaichi Khind, Maharashtra. |
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