Ok, many many thanks Garg ji. I have uploaded a cropped photo to show the winged branch.
[image: Exacum wightianum Arn.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340395800> Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this is *Exacum wightianum.* > As per notes under *Exacum wightianum* (at > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326462348_A_TAXONOMIC_REVISION_OF_EXACUM_L_GENTIANACEAE_-_EXACEAE_IN_SOUTH_INDIA > ) > "*Exacum wightianum* is a showy plant with bright violet flowers. *It is > easily distinguished by its broadly winged stem, sessile, leathery leaves, > drooping fruits and anthers with a prominent papilla near the apex*." > Also see > https://efloraofindia.com/efi/exacum-wightianum/ > https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=4875&cat=13 > https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=4865&cat=13 > https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Leafy%20Persian%20Violet.html > https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:367578-1 > > > On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 at 00:15, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Again, many thanks Saroj ji, for pointing to the correct ID. >> >> Found from the internet: >> *E. courtallense* will have five petals, while *E. pedunculatum* >> consistently has four. >> *E. pedunculatum* has noticeably long stalks supporting its flowers, >> whereas *E. courtallense* has a more compact, bushy habit. >> >> Regards, >> Dinesh >> >> On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 9:39 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> *Exacum courtallense* Arn. ?? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 9:49 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> *FOR VALIDATION ::* >>>> ¿ *Exacum pedunculatum* L. ? >>>> The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:21 PM IST >>>> Naduvattam, about 1718 m asl >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> [image: ¿ Exacum pedunculatum L. ?] >>>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340395800> >>>> [image: ¿ Exacum pedunculatum L. ?] >>>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340395800> >>>> [image: ¿ Exacum pedunculatum L. ?] >>>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340395800> >>>> [image: ¿ Exacum pedunculatum L. ?] >>>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340395800> >>>> [image: ¿ Exacum pedunculatum L. ?] >>>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340395800> >>>> [image: ¿ Exacum pedunculatum L. ?] >>>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340395800> >>>> [image: ¿ Exacum pedunculatum L. ?] >>>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340395800> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2F3epOZ5mAFU5e5kR-Cx46yqS4mH0T%2BcwFaK_P0GSc-w%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2F3epOZ5mAFU5e5kR-Cx46yqS4mH0T%2BcwFaK_P0GSc-w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1h0JbEOnSqtRontwjsfvCtnEFPMLUeep9mj9RSyht9FA%40mail.gmail.com.
