Family: Violaceae
Synonym: Afrohybanthus enneaspermus (L.) Flicker
Vernacular name: Orithalthamara
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Dry deciduous forests and wastelands
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, China, Madagascar, Africa and Tropical Australia
Flowering
and Fruiting:
July-November
Key
identification features: These
annual herbs have woody stems at
the base. Their leaves are simple, alternate, and subsessile. The flowers are
solitary and axillary, with unequal pinkish petals. Stamens number 5, and the
ovary is ovoid with many ovules. Capsules are ovoid, containing numerous seeds.
Uses: Tt serves as a host for the Tawny Coster butterfly.
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