| Magenta Plant |
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| File size | 668072 |
| Original date | 6/18/05 11:08 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/192s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Peristrophe roxburghiana Family: Acanthaceae (ruellia family)
Synonyms: Peristrophe tinctoria
This perennial plant is native to India, and is abundantly found growing in places like Nainital. It is a herb growing up to 50 cm tall. The leaves are lanceolate to ovoid-acute, 2–7.5 cm long and 1–3.5 cm wide. The flowers are two-lobed, the long axis up to 5 cm long; they are magenta to reddish-violet.
Medicinal uses: The plant is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
| Photographed in Nainital. |