Violaceae
Viola

Viola canescens Wall.

First published in W.Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 450 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Pakistan to W. India and Assam. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1979). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 2: 1-220. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Qaiser, M. & Omer, S. (1985). Flora of Pakistan 166: 1-28. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Schmidt, A. (1992). Flora Iranica 169: 1-29. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Schmidt, A. (1992). Flora Iranica 169: 1-29. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2006 Henry, A. [10,444] China K000254218 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2006 Wallich [1442] India K000254199 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2006 Wallich [1442] India K000254198 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2006 s.coll. [189] India K000254197 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 2006 Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [6] India K000254200 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1928 Henry, A. [6317] China K000254221 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1928 Henry, A. [3787] China K000254220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1928 Henry, A. [5626] China K000254217 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1927 Wilson, E.H. [746] China K000254219 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maroof Shah [279] Pakistan K001567500 No
Maroof Shah [1024] Pakistan K001567499 No
Maroof Shah [280] Pakistan K001567503 No
Maroof Shah [590] Pakistan K001567497 No
Maroof Shah [249] Pakistan K001567498 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0