| Wavy-Leaf Dayflower |
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| File size | 130503 |
| Original date | 9/7/08 9:50 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 25.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
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Botanical name: Commelina undulata Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Commelina striata, Commelina kurzii
Synonyms: Commelina striata, Commelina kurzii
Wavy-Leaf Dayflower is a perennial herb with hairless stems erect or
rising, spreading, numerous branched, up to 60 cm long. Leaves are
stalkless; leaf sheath usually has long hairs. Leaf blade is lance-shaped
6-9 cm long, 1.2-2.8 cm broad, hairless or slightly hairy on both
surfaces. Involucral bracts are 2-4, in fascicles at the tip of branches
and opposite smaller leaves, stalkless, funnel-shaped, 2-2.5 cm. Sepals
are 3.5-4 mm, membranous. Petals are pinkish blue, up to 1 cm, round-
ovate. Capsule is nearly round, 3-4 mm. Wavy-Leaf Dayflower is found in
Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia, including West Himalaya.
Flowering: July-December.
| Identification credit: Robert B. Faden | Photographed at Gandipet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. |
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