| Seguin's Lobelia |
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| File size | 111118 |
| Original date | 9/22/07 12:16 PM |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 7.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/280s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | FUJIFILM |
| Camera model | FinePix S7000 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Lobelia seguinii Family: Campanulaceae (Bell flower family)
Seguin's Lobelia is an erect leafy perennial 1-2.5 m tall, with a long spike
of two-lipped flowers. Leaves are elliptic and finely toothed. Flowers are
purple to mauve with 2-lobed upper lip and 3-lobed lower lip, and a curved
flower tube, to 2.5 cm long. Sepals are linear, with gland-tipped teeth.
Stamens are fused into a curved column. Seguin's Lobelia is found at
altitudes of 1800-3200 m in the Himalayas, Assam and Arunachal.
Flowering: August-October.
| Identification credit: Amit Kotia | Photographed in Arunachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,