✿Gentianaceae · Exacum
Travancore Persian Violet
Exacum travancoricum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- September-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Exacum travancoricum
- Genus
- Exacum
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Rocky slopes in grasslands
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Leaves dense, fleshy, 1-1.5 x 0.6-0.8 cm, elliptic-ovate, obtuse to round at apex, attenuate at base;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Travancore Persian Violet itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family.
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 Travancore Persian Violet itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Travancore Persian Violet
Travancore Persian Violet (Exacum travancoricum) is a herb in the Gentianaceae family. It grows in rocky slopes in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Travancore Persian Violet belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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