Viola heldreichiana

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. Melanium
Subsectio: Viola subsect. Bracteolatae
Species: Viola heldreichiana

Name

Viola heldreichiana Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1(8): 53 (1849)

• Type: "Hab. in lapidosis inter frutices prope pagum Karabahir ad radices montis Climacis Lyciae". Leg. Heldreich.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Viola alajensis W.Becker, Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 19: 37 (1904)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Kriti Asia-Temperate Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1849. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 8. 128 pp., Parisiis [Paris]: Typis Marci Ducloux et Cons. MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Viola heldreichiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Viola heldreichiana. Published online. Accessed: 26. Jan. 2026. Reference page.