Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Exacum atropurpureum
- Genus
- Exacum
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Gentianaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Purple/violetrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Exacum atropurpureum itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Exacum atropurpureum
A member of the Gentianaceae family, Exacum atropurpureum is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Exacum atropurpureum belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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