Viola arguta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Subgenus: Viola subg. Viola
Sectio: Viola sect. Leptidium
Species: Viola arguta

Name

Viola arguta Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 5: 391 (1819)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Viola arguta subsp. typica W.Becker, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 22: 92 (1907).
• Heterotypic
  • Viola arguta var. glaberrima W.Becker, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 22: 92 (1907).
  • Viola arguta var. meridionalis (W.Becker) L.B.Sm. & A.Fernández, Caldasia 6: 164 (1954).
  • Viola arguta subsp. meridionalis W.Becker, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 22: 93 (1907).
  • Viola corchorifolia Dombey ex Ging. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 304 (1824).
  • Viola punicea Ruiz & Pav. ex Ging. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 304 (1824).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1819. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 5. VIII+LII+632 pp., corr. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Viola arguta 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 arguta. Published online. Accessed: 18. Mar. 2026. Reference page.