| Deccan Skullcap |
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| File size | 487239 |
| Original date | 6/9/24 1:16 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.04mm |
| Exposure time | 1/99s |
| Aperture | 1.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | vivo |
| Camera model | V2238 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Scutellaria wightiana Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Synonyms: Scutellaria wightiana var. microphylla
Synonyms: Scutellaria wightiana var. microphylla
Deccan Skullcap E\is an erect perennial herb, with
stem densely hairy. Leaves are 8 x 6 cm, ovate, heart-shaped at base,
purplish below, rounded toothed, pointed at tip, densely hairy;
leaf-stalk 3 cm long, reddish. Flowers are borne in racemes 12-16 cm
long, slender, glandular hairy. Flower pale pink, 1.3 cm long, hairy;
sepal-cup hairless, white, upper lip 6.5 x 5 mm, round, concave; lower
lip smaller. Flowers are paired, distant; bracts ovate. Nutlets are
spherical, wrinkled. Deccan Skullcap is endemic to Peninsular India.
Flowering: July-December.
| Identification credit: Kiranraj R. | Photographed in Doddabetta, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. |
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