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.