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Jerdonia

Indian violet
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Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Jerdonia
Species: J. indica
Binomial name
Jerdonia indica
Wight, 1848

Jerdonia indica, known commonly as Indian violet, is an erect shrub endemic to the south Western Ghats of India. It grows to a height of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) and is found in evergreen forests. It was named after Thomas C. Jerdon by Robert Wight who described the plant in 1848.


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