Travancore Persian Violet
Exacum travancoricum
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Travancore Persian Violet
Identify Travancore Persian Violet 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/violet.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- Confirm it sits within the Gentianaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Travancore Persian Violet.
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.
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Travancore Persian Violet belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
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