5274.000 Viola L.

Description of the genus

Perennial herb. Stipules laciniate, foliaceous, eglandular. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence of single flowers in the leaf axils. Petals unequal, the anterior larger and sessile.

Worldwide: c. 400 species in temperate zones, especially the N hemisphere and the Andes

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
abyssinica Steud. ex Oliv.	N,Z,MS	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Viola
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Flora of Malawi: Viola
Flora of Rwanda: Viola
Flora of Zambia: Viola
Flora of Zimbabwe: Viola
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Viola

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