Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae :: Exacum pedunculatum at Tungareshwar and Sarasgad

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Dinesh Valke

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Jul 2, 2012, 12:25:34 PM7/2/12
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Exacum pedunculatum L.


  • EKS-uh-kum -- Latinized form of exacon, the Gallic name for Centaurium
    ped-un-kew-LAH-tum -- with a flower stalk
    ... Dave's Botanary

Dodda Chiraayita (Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಚಿರಾಯಿತ)
Oct 10, 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra



commonly known as: stalked Persian violet • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಚಿರಾಯಿತ dodda chiraayita • Tamil: கணப்பூண்டு kana-p-puntu

¿ Native to ?: India, and ?

References: Flowers of India • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar


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  • Oct 10, 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
    Exacum pedunculatum Kana-p-puntu (Tamil: கணப்பூண்டு)
  • Sep 25, 2010 ... at Sarasgad, Maharashtra
    Exacum pedunculatum Stalked Persian Violet Exacum pedunculatum



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Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 2, 2012, 10:56:35 PM7/2/12
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Nice set of photographs Dinesh ji


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Nidhan Singh

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Jul 3, 2012, 9:45:23 AM7/3/12
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Awesome pics...as always..thanks a lot..

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J.M. Garg

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May 28, 2017, 4:42:00 AM5/28/17
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To me these appear to be Exacum petiolare Griseb. as per images herein.
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Dinesh Valke

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Many thanks Garg ji. Will revise my notes.
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Dinesh
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