How to identify Flame Violet
Identify Flame Violet by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Coppery-patterned ornamental foliage (flame violet).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent.
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Goa.
- Confirm it sits within the Gesneriaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Flame Violet.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Episcia cupreata
- Genus
- Episcia
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Leaves are oval shaped with hairy blades that vary from either a deep copper, reddish-green, or only green.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Flame Violet itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Flame Violet itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Flame Violet
Flame Violet (Episcia cupreata) is a species in the Gesneriaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Goa.
Gesneriaceae
Gesneria Family
Flame Violet belongs to the Gesneriaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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