| Little Persian Violet |
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| File size | 142502 |
| Original date | 9/29/06 7:55 AM |
| Resolution | 1475 x 984 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Exacum pumilum Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Little Persian Violet, is a small herbaceous
plant, and is a dwarfish species of Persian Violets. Stem is 4-angled.
Leaves are up to 12 x 6 mm, ovate-lanceshaped, lower much smaller,
1-nerved; upper 3-nerved from base, stalkless. Flowers arise mostly
singly or in few flowered lax cymes. Flower-stalks are up to 1.5 cm,
enlarge in fruitin. Sepals are 1 mm long, wings narrow. Flowers are
bluish-white, lobes oblong-obovate, 5 x 3.5 mm. Capsule 4 x 3 mm.
The plant occurs in monsoons. Little Persian Violet is native to
Western Ghats. Flowering: September.
| Identification credit: Vinay R. Kolte, Navendu Pagé | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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