Little Persian Violet

Appearance

Stem 4-angled. Leaves to 12 x 6 mm, ovate lanceolate, lower much smaller, 1-nerved; upper 3-nerved from base, sessile. Flowers mostly solitary or in few flowered lax cymes; pedicel to 1.5 cm, enlarges in fruits; calyx lobes 1 mm long, wings narrow; corolla bluish-white, lobes oblong-obovate, 5 x 3.5 mm. Capsule 4 x 3 mm.
Flowering and fruiting: September-October

Naming

Common Names
English Little Persian Violet
Marathi जांभली चिरायत Jambhli Chirayat

Distribution

Endemic to Western Ghats of India
Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Dhule, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Hassan, N. Kanara Kerala: Palakkad, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore

Habitat

Moist deciduous forests, Evergreen Forests, Grasslands