Gentianaceae
Persian violet
Exacum affine
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Exacum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- عشرب سقطري
- Chinese
- 紫芳草, 爱克花, 藻百年, 藻百年草
- English
- Persian violet
- Persian
- بنفشه ایرانی
- Thai
- ม่วงเทพรัตน์, เปอร์เชี่ยนไวโอเลต
- Turkish
- İran Menekşesi, Ekzakum
Synonyms
- Exacum gracilipes Balf.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- September (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Danny S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jacilluch, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.