Lahan Chirayat / Stalkless Persian Violet
Exacum lawii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-November
How to identify Lahan Chirayat
Identify Lahan Chirayat by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Stalkless clasping leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/violet.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Gentianaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lahan Chirayat.
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.
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Lahan Chirayat belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
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