Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Malpighiales Martius
Family
Violaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Viola L., Sp. Pl. 933 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
violet
 Description

Herbs; lvs in a basal rosette and/or alternate on stems. Fls solitary, on bibracteate axillary peduncles, zygomorphic, ☿. Sepals with basal appendages. Petals unequal, the lower spurred. Stamens with apical appendages, the lower 2 spurred. Style straight or geniculate at base; stigma globose or beaked or capitate or 2-lobed. Capsule 3-valved, dehiscent.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Viola L.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)2
Indigenous (Non-endemic)1
Exotic: Fully Naturalised4
Exotic: Casual2
Total9
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Marcussen, T.; Ballard, H.E.; Danihelka, J.; Flores, A.R.; Nicola, M.V.; Watson, J.M. 2022: A revised phylogenetic classification for Viola (Violaceae). Plants 11(17): 2224; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11172224.