| Roundleaf Toothcup |
|
 |
|
| File size | 676550 |
| Original date | 1/30/06 9:38 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 16.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/342s |
| Aperture | 4.9 |
| Focus Distance | |
| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
| Sensor type |
 |
 ative |
 |
 |
Photo: |
Botanical name: Rotala rotundifolia Family: Lythraceae (Crape Myrtle family)
Synonyms: Ammannia rotundifolia
Synonyms: Ammannia rotundifolia
Roundleaf toothcup
is a perennial herb with stems usually branched, erect, floating or
creeping, to 30 cm long. Stalkless leaves are broadly elliptic to circular,
to 1.2 cm long. Bracts are ovate, obtuse, to 4 mm long. Pink flowers are nearly
stalkless, in prominent many-flowered racemes. Sepals 4, triangular, to 1 mm
long. Petals 4, inverted-egg shaped, 2-3 times as long as sepals, mauve.
Capsule is spherical, about 1.5 mm in diameter.
Roundleaf toothcup is found in marshes, streamsides, paddy fields and
mountains of the Himalayas, eastwards to NE India, China and S. Japan, at altitudes of 300-2300 m.
| Identification credit: Navendu Pagé | Photographed in Imphal, Manipur. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,