| Stalkless Coinwort Lindernia |
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| File size | 105730 |
| Original date | 8/17/06 12:41 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/260s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Craterostigma sessiliflorum Family: Linderniaceae (Lindernia family)
Synonyms: Vandellia sessiliflora, Lindernia sessiliflora
Synonyms: Vandellia sessiliflora, Lindernia sessiliflora
Stalkless Coinwort Lindernia is a sprawling or semiprostrate herb with slender
hairy branches. Leaves have almost no stalks, and are wide-oval or nearly
circular, with serrated margins. The name nummulariifolia means
having foliage like nummus, money; referring to small, circular leaves.
Solitary flowers appear on leaf axils. Flower tube is violet or white,
about 7 mm; lower lip spreading flat, 3-lobed; upper lip ovate.
Stalkless Coinwort Lindernia is distributed in Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal,
Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam.
| Identification credit: K. Karthigeyan | Photographed in Govindghat, Uttarakhand. |
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