Common name: Wight's Persian Violet
Botanical name: Exacum wightianum Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Wight's Persian Violet is an annual herb, with stems very racemose and with
the branches broadly winged. Leaves are oblong-lanceshaped, long pointed,
nearly stalkless. Flowers are borne in leafy corymbs. They are violet in
color, with 5 oval or long pointed petals. Capsule is roundish ellipsoidal.
Identification credit: Vinaya Kumar
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