✿Gentianaceae · Exacum
Thavalakkalchedi / Persian Violet
Exacum wightianum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- April-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Exacum wightianum
- Genus
- Exacum
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-July
- 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 Thavalakkalchedi itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Thavalakkalchedi
About Thavalakkalchedi
Persian Violet (Exacum wightianum) belongs to the Gentianaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from April to July.
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Thavalakkalchedi belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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