Viola calcicola

Viola calcicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: Viola calcicola

Name

Viola calcicola R.A.McCauley & H.E.Ballard, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 7: 13 (2013).

• Typus: Smith Canyon, above Frijole, E of Guadalupe Mountains, 1800 m, abundant about spring, in crevices of limestone rocks, flowers nearly white, the lower petal with prominent blue lines. 3 May 1947. R. McVaugh 8149. (Holotype TEX; Isotypes: MICH, TEX).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America South-Central U.S.A. Texas (Culberson County). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• McCauley, R.A. & Ballard, H.E. 2013. Viola calcicola (Violaceae), a new endemic violet from the guadalupe mountains of New Mexico and Texas. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7(1): 9–20. JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Meredith, C.R., Hitsman, C. & Sandbom, K. 2020. Viola calcicola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. IUCN Red List Category: Near Threatened. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T153763111A153954907.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Viola calcicola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 March 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Viola calcicola. Published online. Accessed: 15 March 2021.