Exacum

Exacum
Exacum bicolor from India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Exaceae
Genus: Exacum
L. (1753)
Species

75; see text

Distribution of the genus Exacum.
Synonyms
  • Chondropis Raf. (1837)
  • Cotylanthera Blume (1826)
  • Eophylon A.Gray (1869)
  • Floyera Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Paracelsea Zoll. & Moritzi (1845)

Exacum (/ˈɛksəkəm/ EK-sə-kəm) is a genus of plant in family Gentianaceae. It contains 75 species native to tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, southern Arabian Peninsula, south and southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.