Viola flavicans

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 flavicans

Name

Viola flavicans Wedd., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 1: 292 (1864).

• Type: Bolivia. Cinti: Dept. Chuquisaca, in graminosis alpinis, H.A. Weddell 3937 (Lectotype: P 00169062, designated by Ballard et al. (2014); isolectotype: P 00169061).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Viola exigua W.Becker, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 590 (1906).
    • Type: Bolivia. [Tarija:] Calderillo, 3000–3400 m, 10 January 1904, K. Fiebrig 2880 (Holotype: B [destroyed]; lectotype (designated by Nicola et al. 2018: 160): G 00354849; isolectotypes: BM 000513319, GH 00067169, K 000327892.
  • Viola exigua var. castillonii W.Becker, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 222 (1926).
    • Type (lectotype, designated Nicola et al. 2018: 161): Argentina, Tucumán: Cumbres de Lara, camino al Agua Blanca, 4000 m, January 1915, L. Castillón 3691 (LIL 000985; isolectotypes: B [destroyed], BAF [missing], A 00067170, LIL 000986).
    • Viola castillonii (W.Becker) Xifreda & Sanso, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74: 1246 (1999).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest (Jujuy, Tucuman). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Nicola, M.V., Salomón, L. & Zuloaga, F.O. 2018. Nomenclatural and taxonomic study in species of Viola (Violaceae) from Argentina. Phytotaxa 338(2): 151–176 DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.338.2.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Viola flavicans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Viola flavicans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jun 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Viola flavicans. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jun 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Viola flavicans. Accessed: 28 Jun 2022.