✿Gentianaceae · Exacum
Little Persian Violet
Exacum pumilum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Exacum pumilum
- Genus
- Exacum
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- 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 Little Persian Violet itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- जांभळी चिरायत
About Little Persian Violet
Little Persian Violet (Exacum pumilum) is a herb in the Gentianaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Little Persian Violet belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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