Exacum lawii
Exacum lawii
Exacum lawii
Exacum lawii
Exacum lawii
MH372 : Exacum lawii C. B. Cl.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 37 |
| Synonym | : | Exacum sessile C. B. Cl.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Law's Persian Violet, Lahan Chirayat, Manali, Marukozhunthu |
| Plant Family | : | Gentianaceae |
| Description | : | a small erect herb, growing up to 5-10 cm tall. Slender stems are square in cross-section, branched at the top. Oppositely arranged stalkless leaves are ovate, thick, 3-nerved, 6-8 mm long. Flowers arise in clusters at the end of branches. Stalk of the flower cluster is 1-5 cm long. Sepals are 4, not winged. Flowers are bluish purple, 6-10 mm across, with 4 broadly ovate-lanceshaped petals, purple at the base. Anthers are yellow. Capsules are 3 mm, round. Flowering: September. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Masoondi |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | used in kidney diseases and eye problems |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229757
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Law%27s%20Persian%20Violet.html
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew_2806061
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5822504/ |
| Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Gentianaceae - Gentian family |
| Genus | : Exacum |
| Species | : Exacum lawii |