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Photo Information |
Copyright: Raimundo Mesquita (mesquens)
(2073) |
Genre: Plants |
Medium: Color |
Date Taken: 2008-06-21 |
Categories: Flowers |
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC LZ7 |
Exposure: f/8, 1/500 seconds |
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Photo Version: Original Version |
Date Submitted: 2008-06-22 2:11 |
Viewed: 10778 |
Points: 4 |
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Portuguese] |
Classification:
· Division: Magnoliophyta
· Class: Magnoliopsida
· SubClass: euasterid I
· Order: Lamiales
· SubOrder:
· Family: Lamiaceae
· SubFamily: Nepetoideae
· Tribe: Ocimeae
· Common Name: Nutmeg Bush, Mochasma
· Family: Lamiaceae Lindl.
· Country of Origin: South Africa - Natal, Transvaal
· Habitat:
· Description: [syn. Iboza riparia (Hochst.) N.E. Br.]
Stout dioecious herb, 3-6 feet tall, white-pubescent, aromatic; leaves broadly ovate, 4-6 inches long, to 5 inches wide, slightly to deeply crenate, petioled; panicle mostly 8-15 inches long; calyx to 1/16 inch long, corolla unequally 4-5 lobed, to 3/16 inch long, white.
Extracted from the site of Connecticut University. |
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Hello Raimundo,
Colourfull picture with the white colours are good against the BG.
Nice pov.
Gert
Hi Raimundo,
Interesting herb. Nice picture.
I would love to see a close-up too.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
- Nirmal