Viola fargesii

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

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. Plagiostigma
Subsectio: Viola subsect. Stolonosae
Species: Viola fargesii

Name

Viola fargesii Boissieu, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 833. (1902)
Note: Hassler accepts this species but POWO maintains it as a synonym of Viola diffusa subsp. diffusa. See Marcussen et al., 2022 who agree with Hassler in accepting the name, but placed it in Viola subsect. Stolonosae not Formosanae

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Viola arisanensis W.Becker
- Viola canescens f. glabrescens W.Becker
- Viola canescens subsp. lanuginosa W.Becker
- Viola principis var. acutifolia C.J.Wang
- Viola pulla W.Becker
- Viola thrichopoda Hayata
- Viola tsugitakaensis Masamune

Note: Synonymy is tentative Marcussen et al. (2022).

References

Boissieu, C.V. 1902. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier sér. 2, 2: 833.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Viola fargesii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb. 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Viola fargesii. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 26 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Viola fargesii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb. 26. Reference page.
Marcussen, T., Ballard, H.E., Danihelka, J., Flores, A.R., Nicola, M.V. & Watson, J.M. 2022. A revised phylogenetic classification for Viola (Violaceae). Plants 11(17), p.2224. DOI: 10.3390/plants11172224 Reference page.