Viola scandens

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

Viola scandens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 391 (1819).

Heterotypic
- Viola colombiana W.Becker, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 151 (1928).
- Viola dichotama Ging. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 297 (1824).
- Viola lehmannii subsp. cordifolia W.Becker in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 22(2): 92 (1907).
- Viola lindeniana Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 336 (1854 publ. 1855).
- Viola nelsonii W.Becker, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 92 (1923).
- Viola pichinchensis Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 335 (1854 publ. 1855).
- Viola scandens var. hirtella L.B.Sm. & A.Fernández in Caldasia 6: 159 (1954).
- Viola scandens var. integristipula Benoist, Publ. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 3: 78 (1933).

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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García-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) 2012. Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies). Ed. 2. 351 pp. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. ISBN 978-607-02-2434-8. Reference page.
Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Viola scandens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Viola scandens. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Viola scandens. Accessed: 27 Feb 2025.
Hassler, M. 2025. Viola scandens. 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 27. Reference page.