| Little Persian Violet |
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| File size | 558071 |
| Original date | 9/25/21 10:23 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 47.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/640s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ2500 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Exacum pumilum Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Little Persian Violet, is a small herbaceous
plant, and is a dwarfish species of Persian Violets. Stem is 4-angled.
Leaves are up to 12 x 6 mm, ovate-lanceshaped, lower much smaller,
1-nerved; upper 3-nerved from base, stalkless.
Flowers are bluish, petals oblong-obovate, 5 x 3.5 mm. Sepals are 1 mm
long, with narrow wings. The related
Stalkless Persian Violet
differs from this one in having broad, ovate leaves and un-winged sepals.
Flowers arise mostly singly or in few flowered
lax cymes. Flower-stalks are up to 1.5 cm, enlarge in fruiting.
Capsules are 4 x 3 mm. The plant occurs in monsoons. Little Persian
Violet is native to Western Ghats. Flowering: September.
| Identification credit: Vinay R. Kolte, Navendu Pagé | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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