| Erect Snakeherb |
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| File size | 478912 |
| Original date | 1/27/08 5:21 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 72.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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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: Dyschoriste erecta Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Dyschoriste nagchana, Dipteracanthus nagchana, Dyschoriste depressa
Synonyms: Dyschoriste nagchana, Dipteracanthus nagchana, Dyschoriste depressa
Erect Snakeherb is a perennial herb with a weakly
developed rootstock. Stems are prostrate or rising to erect in the
upper part, up to 65 cm long, angled, mostly hairless or sparsely hairy
on the edges. Oppositely arranged leaves are ovate to elliptic, up to
about 8 × 2.5 cm, mostly hairless or finely velvety on the midrib
above. Leaf margin is entire or minutely hairy. Flowers are borne in
1-12-flowered axillary clusters. Sepal tube is about 6 mm long, divided
1/3 the way down, full of cystalized grains, teeth 5, lanceshaped,
pointed. Flowers are about 1.2 cm long, velvety outside, white to pale
mauve or purple, usually with darker spots in the throat. Capsule is
7-10 mm long.
Identification credit: Amit Kumar
| Photographed in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh. |