紫鸭跖草 Commelina purpurea C.B.Clarke. : Flowers of Addis Ababa #31 | MySmartphonePhotography & ColorChallenge - SundayPurple & BeautifulSunday

Dear Steemians!
This is my entry for #ColorChallenge - SundayPurple contest initiated by @kalemandra, for #MySmartphonePhotography contest held by @vandadream and for #BeautifulSunday initiated by @ace108.

Addis Ababa means new flower in Amharic (አዲስ አበባ). I hope you will enjoy these flowers. Welcome to Ethiopia. Welcome to Africa!
亚的斯亚贝巴在阿姆哈拉语中意为“鲜花”。希望你们能喜欢这些小花。欢迎来非洲，欢迎来埃塞！

紫鸭跖草，拉丁学名：Commelina purpurea C.B.Clarke.，又名血见愁、鸭舌草、本山金线连、鸭舌黄、紫竹梅、紫锦草，原产墨西哥等地，喜光耐阴，喜湿耐旱，植株全年呈紫红色，具有较高的观赏价值。可药用，孕妇忌服。
拓展阅读：中药百科 >> 紫鸭跖草

Rules of monthly #MySmartphonePhotography Contest
1.Please put #MySmartphonePhotography in your titles and tags.
2.It must be original work and at least 2 shots.
3.Brief introduction about your photography.
4.Once a month, from the first day of every month to the end of the month (EST).
The First Place will get 2 SBD, the second place will get 1 SBD and the third place will get 0.5 SBD. Welcome to the contest！

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【我的智能手机摄影】比赛规则
1．请把MySmartphonePhotography加入你的标题和标签。
2．一定是原创智能手机作品，至少2张照片。
3．简要介绍摄影作品。
4．一个月一次，从每个月初到月底（美国东部时间）。
冠军一名将获得2 SBD，亚军一名将获得1 SBD和第三等奖一名将获得0.5 SBD。

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Rules of #ColorChallenge:
https://steemit.com/busy/@kalemandra/colorchallenge-tuesdayorange-oak-trees-along-the-road

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Rules of #BeautifulSunday:
https://steemit.com/beautifulsunday/@ace108/beautifulsunday-winner-and-new-rules-or-by-ace108

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My previous photography posts:
白色长春花 White Catharanthus roseus | 蓝花水竹草 Commelina coelestis | 芦荟和龙舌兰属绿植 Aloe and Agave | 光叶决明 Senna septemtrionalis | 粉色蔷薇属花朵 Pink Roses | 大丽菊 Dahlia