Exacum
| Exacum | |
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| 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 | |
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75; see text | |
| Distribution of the genus Exacum. | |
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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.