✿Gentianaceae · Exacum
Lahan Chirayat / Stalkless Persian Violet
Exacum lawii
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Exacum lawii
- Genus
- Exacum
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 Lahan Chirayat itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Manali
- Marathi
- लहान चिरायत Lahan chirayat
About Lahan Chirayat
Stalkless Persian Violet (Exacum lawii) is a herb in the Gentianaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Lahan Chirayat belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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