Viola acutifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Subgenus: Viola subg. Viola
Sectio: Viola sect. Chamaemelanium
Species: Viola acutifolia

Name

Viola acutifolia (Kar. & Kir.) W.Becker in B.A.Fedchenko, Fl. Asiat. Ross. 8: 96. (1915).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Viola biflora var. acutifolia Kar. & Kir., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 163 (1842).
• Heterotypic
  • Viola uniflora var. kareliniana Maxim., Enum. Pl. Mongolia: 81 (1889).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan China Xinjiang References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Becker, W. 1915. Violaceae. In: B.A. Fedchenko (ed.), Flora Asiatskoj Rossii. Vol. 8. 106 pp. A.E. Collins, Petrograd. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Viola acutifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Viola acutifolia. Published online. Accessed: 18. Mar. 2026. Reference page.