| Sabine's Coneflower |
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| File size | 146456 |
| Original date | 11/14/08 10:51 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 3.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Strobilanthes sabiniana Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Ruellia sabiniana, Strobilanthes sabiniana var. argentea
Synonyms: Ruellia sabiniana, Strobilanthes sabiniana var. argentea
Sabine's Coneflower is a very beautiful plant, found in the eastern
Himalayas, from Nepal to NE India, up to altitudes of 1900 m. It was named
in the honour of horticulturist Joseph Sabine. It flowers in winter, when
several of the numerous bluish-purple spikes have a succession of flowers.
The flowers open two on each spike at a time, never more. Oppositely
arranged elliptic leaves are highly unequal in each pair. Leaves are
purplish or almost white on the underside. Found Flowering: November.
| Identification credit: John Wood | Photographed in Cherapunjee, Meghalaya. |
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