Jerdonia indica, sometimes referred to as the 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 is the sole member of the monotypic genus Jerdonia within the family Gesneriaceae.

Jerdonia indica
Jerdonia indica flowers
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Jerdonia
Wight
Species:
J. indica
Binomial name
Jerdonia indica
Wight

It was named after Thomas C. Jerdon by Robert Wight, who described the plant in 1848.

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