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Genus:
Viola (pansy and violet genus) Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Malpighiales
> Family: Violaceae
About 400 to 600 species
(cosmopolitan, mainly north temperate regions), with two species native
to southern Africa and two that have become naturalised. There are an
additional eight species that are cultivated in southern Africa.
There are many garden cultivars, known as garden pansies, violas or violettas
that are derived from the complex hybridization of Viola tricolor, Viola
lutea, Viola cornuta, and other species.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of
Zimbabwe.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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Viola garden
hybrids (Garden pansy, Viola, Violetta)
A wide variety of hybrids derived from the complex
hybridization of Viola tricolor, Viola lutea, Viola cornuta, and
other species. |
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Viola arvensis
Native to Europe. |
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Viola hederacea (Ivy-leaved
violet, Australian violet)
Native to Australia. |
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Viola kitaibeliana
Native to southern Europe. |
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Viola labradorica
Native to North America. |
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Viola obliqua
[= Viola cucullata]
Native to the eastern USA. |
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Viola odorata (Sweet violet,
Parma violet)
Native to Europe. |
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Viola sagittata
Native to North America. |
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Viola suavis
Native to southern Europe. |
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