Dodda Chiraayatha / Stalked Persian Violet
Exacum pedunculatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Exacum pedunculatum
- Genus
- Exacum
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Rice fields, grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- 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 Dodda Chiraayatha itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Dodda chiraayatha
About Dodda Chiraayatha
A member of the Gentianaceae family, Stalked Persian Violet (Exacum pedunculatum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and 6 other states. It grows in rice fields, grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Dodda Chiraayatha belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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