| Showy Foldwing |
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| File size | 444666 |
| Original date | 11/28/08 1:31 AM |
| Resolution | 2500 x 1876 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 12.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/120s |
| Aperture | 12.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX S6 |
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Botanical name: Dicliptera raui Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Peristrophe speciosa, Justicia speciosa, Ecbolium speciosum
Synonyms: Peristrophe speciosa, Justicia speciosa, Ecbolium speciosum
Showy Foldwing is a perennial herb with large pink 2-lipped
flowers. Leaves are
ovate-lanceshaped or elliptic pointed, nearly hairless. Leaf-stalks are
about 1 inch long. Floral leaves are mostly large, 102 inches long.
Bracts are linear-oblong not pointed, nearly hairless, widened upwards.
Flowers are pink, two-lipped, about 4 cm. Showy Foldwing is found in
the Himalayas at altitudes of 1500-2100 m, from Kumaun to Bhutan.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,