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| Original date | 4/9/06 12:05 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P73 |
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Botanical name: Barleria lupulina Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Barleria macrostachya
Synonyms: Barleria macrostachya
Hophead is a popular medicinal plant distributed in
mountains of southern and western India. Shrubbery plant with single
dark green leaves, red-brown branches, and flowers that bloom in
upright spikes. It is an erect shrub with smooth, hairless stems and
leaves. Leaves narrowly obovate, spine-tipped, 3.5-9 cm long, 0.8-1.2
cm wide. Flowers occur in a terminal spike with overlapping bracts
which are broadly ovate, 15 mm long, green with purple upper half.
Flower consists of a 3m long corolla tube, opening into 1 cm long
petals. Longer stamen filaments 2 cm long; shorter stamens fertile.
Style is 3 cm long and smooth.
Medicinal uses:
Traditional and therapeutic
use is anti-inflammatory for insect bites, herpes simplex use by its
fresh leaves, and roots for anti-inflammatory centipede bites.
Medicinal uses:
Traditional and therapeutic
use is anti-inflammatory for insect bites, herpes simplex use by its
fresh leaves, and roots for anti-inflammatory centipede bites. | Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Sonipat, Haryana. |
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