| Crested Flower Isodon |
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| File size | 117573 |
| Original date | 10/24/12 11:45 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/25s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Isodon lophanthoides Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Synonyms: Rabdosia lophanthoides, Plectranthus striatus, Hyssopus lophanthoides
Synonyms: Rabdosia lophanthoides, Plectranthus striatus, Hyssopus lophanthoides
Crested Flower Isodon is a small perennial herb, growing up to 1-5 ft
tall. Oppositely arranged leaves, 5-10 cm long, are ovate, pointed tipped,
toothed, hairy beneath. with rounded base, carried on 1-5 cm long stalks.
Flowers are tiny, borne in branched cymes forming a panicle at the end of
branches. Cymes are helicoid, 11-13-flowered, carried on stalks. Sepal cup
is bell-shaped, about 2 mm, 1.7 mm wide at mouth. Flowers are white or
rose, with purple spots on limb, 2-7 mm. Tube is 3.7-5 mm, straight; upper
lip 1.6-2 mm, lower lip slightly longer. Stamens and style protrude out.
Crested Flower Isodon is found in the Himalayas, Western Ghats, at altitudes
of 400-3000 m. Flowering: September-November.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand & Ailawng Mizoram. |
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