Common name: Little Persian Violet • Marathi: जांभली चिरायत Jambhli Chirayat
Botanical name: Exacum pumilum Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Little Persian Violet, is a small herbaceous plant,
and is a dwarfish species of Persian Violets. Leaves
are dark green, ovate, oppositely arranged. Upper leaves are 1-2 cm,
lancelike. Basal leaves are very small. The small purplish blue star-shaped
flowers with deep yellow stamens are smaller than its more popular cousin
Exacum affine. They are very showy. The plant occurs in monsoons.
Flowering: September.
Identification credit: Vinay R. Kolte & Navendu Pagé
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