| Mysore Asystasia |
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| File size | 116367 |
| Original date | 8/28/10 12:23 PM |
| Resolution | 1077 x 808 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1600s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Asystasia mysurensis Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Ruellia mysurensis, Asystasia lawiana
Synonyms: Ruellia mysurensis, Asystasia lawiana
Mysore Asystasia is a very rare erect herb, 1 m tall, with quadrangular,
3-forked, knotted stem. Leaves are large, elliptic-oblong, pointed, suddenly
narrowing into a 1 inch long leaf stalk. Leaves are roughish above, hairy
on the nerves beneath. Short flower spikes are borne at the top, singly.
Flowers are stalkless, white, shorter than bracts. Flowers are 2-lipped,
upper lip 4-lobed, and the lower one unlobed. Bracts and bracteoles are
lanceshaped, leaf-like, 3-nerved, hairy.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed at Chandan-Vandan Fort, Satara, Maharashtra. |