Iochroma cyaneum (Introduced)

Iochroma cyaneum (Lindl.) G.H.M. Lawr. & J.M. Tucker, Baileya 3: 66 66 1955. (Syn: Habrothamnus cyaneus Lindl.; Iochroma lanceolatum Miers; Iochroma weberbaueri Dammer; Meyenia cyanea (Lindl.) Heynh.);

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Ecuador to Peru; Introduced into: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Kenya, Tanzania as per POWO;
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Mexico (I), Peru (I), Ecuador, Haiti (I), Dominican Republic (I), Bolivia (c), Sri Lanka (I), Kenya (I) as per CoL;
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Shrub for identification 220412MK03: No images seen now.

I saw this shrub planted as ornamental in a street of Ooty, Nilgiris, TN.
Could this be Scrophulariaceae?

Date: 19 Sep 2011

Altitude: 2000 M ASL

Height of Shrub: 3 metres

Leaf: c. 15cm long
Flower: c. 5 x 0.8 cm

For me the plant looks like Violet Churcu. Iochroma cyaneum.
There are many varieties. You may need to check the variety

Could this be Iochroma coccinea Scheid. of Solanaceae.
for picture reference: http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/violet_churcu.htm

Yes it is Iochroma cyaneum

I missed the older photos, apologies for that. Now I have clicked this plant Ooty town on 27 September 2025. Hope these images are sufficient to upload.
9 images.

References:

POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 BSI Flora of India Checklist

Updated on October 11, 2025

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