Viola tricolor L.

 
  • Family : VIOLACEAE
    (Violet Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RATHNAPURUSHA FAMILY (रत्नपुरुष फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Violaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ion tricolor Medik.; Jacea tricolor (L.) Opiz; Mnemion elegans Spach; Mnemion nemausense (Jord.) Fourr.; Mnemion sagotii (Jord.) Fourr.; Mnemion tricolor (L.) Spach; Mnemion variatum (Jord.) Fourr.; Viola banatica Kit. ex Schult.; Viola bella Gren.; Viola deminuta Schur; Viola provostii Boreau; Viola pseudolutea Schur; Viola ruralis Jord. ex Boreau; Viola sagotii Jord.; Viola soongorica Fisch. ex Ledeb.; Viola subtilis Jord.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Viola tricolor L.
  • Common name : Field Pansy, Ladies Delight, Wild Pansy, Wild Violet, Heart's Ease
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Cultivated in gardens
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated in gardens as ornamental, rarely found as an escape.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-June
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Aurangabad district, Mumbai Suburban district, Pune district, Sindhudurg district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : West Siberia and North-West Iran
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West Siberia and North-West Iran, South and North America, South Africa, Russia, South Korea, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1.
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 78
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Viola tricolor. Downloaded on 12 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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