| Rheed's Sonerila |
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| File size | 325276 |
| Original date | 9/5/13 10:00 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon IXUS 115 HS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Sonerila rheedei Family: Melastomataceae (Melastome family)
Synonyms: Sonerila rheedii, Sonerila rheedi
Synonyms: Sonerila rheedii, Sonerila rheedi
Rheed's Sonerila is a small herb up to 15 cm tall,
stemless or with very short stem which is quadrangular. Leaves are
ovate, 3.2-7.5 cm long, 1.5-3.5 cm broad, base somewhat heart-shaped or
rounded, margin minutely toothed or entire. Upper surface of the leaf
is covered with short bristles, underside paler and usually with minute
scaly points. Flowers are violet, 4-8, crowded in umbels, either at
branch ends or in leaf axils. Capsule is 2-5 mm long, somewhat
bell-shaped. Rheed's Sonerila is endemic to Southern Western Ghats.
Identification credit: Shivaprakash Nedle
| Photographed at Nekkarekadu, Vittal, Karnataka. |