| Kanara Blue Swertia |
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| Original date | 11/14/16 11:15 AM |
| Resolution | 5184 x 3456 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 34.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 9.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 700D |
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Botanical name: Swertia raveendrae Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Kanara Blue Swertia is an annual hairless herb, 13-38
cm tall. The species is named in honour of Prof. K. Raveendrakumar from
Department of Botany, Sri Vyasa N.S.S. College, Wadakanchery. Flowers
are borne in dense cymes in leaf-axils or at branch-end panicles,
1-3-flowered. Flowers are dark purple with blue veins; tube 0.5-1.5 mm
long; petals obovate, 0.8-1.5 x 0.4-0.6 cm; tip blunt-pointed; gland 1
at the base of each flower lobe, ovate, watch pocket shaped; hairs
white, inserted on a green scaly base, 0.5-6 mm long. Stamens are 4;
filaments 1.2-3.5 mm long, white, dilated at base, anthers brown.
Sepals are 4, ovate-oblong, 5-10 x 0.5-1.5 mm, 3-veined, divided almost
to the base; tip pointed. Bracts are ovate-elliptic, 3-10 x 2-5 mm;
flower-stalks 0.5-1.8 cm long. Stems are 4-angular, winged, wings
0.1-0.2 mm broad. Leaves are stalkless, blades heart-shaped-round,
2-2.5 x 1.2-1.8 cm; tip blunt; base soemwhat stem-clasping, with 3-5
secondary veins each side. Capsules are oblong, 5-10 x 1-2.5 mm.
Kanara Blue Swertia is found among grasses in rocky areas in parts of
South India. Flowering: September-December.
| Identification credit: Shahina Shanavas | Photographed in Baba Budangiri hills, Chikamagalur, Karnataka. |
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