Viola speciosa

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 speciosa

Name

Viola speciosa Pant., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 23: 79 (1873).

Homonyms

• Viola speciosa Schrad. ex Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 708 (1832), pro syn. = Viola altaica Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 1: t. 54 (1815).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pantocsek, J. 1873. Plantae novae. Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 23(3): 79–81. DOI: 10.1007/bf01615379 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Viola speciosa 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 speciosa. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Viola speciosa. Accessed: 27 Feb 2025.Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Viola speciosa. 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.