Viola frigida

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. Neoandinium
Sectio: Viola sect. Rosulatae
Species: Viola frigida

Name

Viola frigida Phil., Fl. Atacam. 9 (1860).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Viola borchersii Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 81: 494 (1892)
  • Viola frigida var. borchersii (Phil.) Reiche, Anales Univ. Chile 90: 903 (1895)
  • Viola molfinoana W.Becker, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 351 (1926)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Southern South America Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Philippi, R.A. 1860. Florula Atacamensis; seu, Enumeratio plantarum, quas in itinere per desertum Atacamense observavit R. Philippi. Halis Saxonum, Sumptibus E. Anton. HathiTrust. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Viola frigida 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 frigida. Published online. Accessed: 10. Mar. 2026. Reference page.