| Blue Fox Tail |
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| Original date | 5/24/09 5:56 PM |
| Resolution | 1704 x 1278 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 12.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/40s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S3 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ecbolium linneanum Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Justicia ecbolia
Synonyms: Justicia ecbolia
Blue Fox Tail is a shrubby plant, with 4-sided
flower-spikes at the end of
branches. Bracts are oval, entire, mucronate. Leaves are elliptic-oblong,
narrowed at both ends, velvety. Flowers are large, greenish blue. Upper lip
of the flower is linear, reflexed. Blue Fox Tail is found in Mumbai and
Konkan region.
Medicinal uses:
Plant is used in gout and dysuria; decoction
of leaves for stricture. Roots are given in jaundice, menorrhagia and
rheumatism.
Medicinal uses:
Plant is used in gout and dysuria; decoction
of leaves for stricture. Roots are given in jaundice, menorrhagia and
rheumatism. | Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Vile Parle, Mumbai. |