Viola philippica
Field Purple Flower Violet
Also known as: Viola chinensis f. alboviolacea Skvortsov +4 more
- Viola chinensis f. alboviolacea Skvortsov
- Viola chinensis f. anomala Skvortsov
- Viola chinensis f. communis Skvortsov
- Viola chinensis f. dissecta Skvortsov
- Viola chinensis f. glabra Skvortsov
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Violaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Viola philippica (commonly known as Field purple-flower violet) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Violaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Viola, which contains over 850 distinct species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mongolia, Papuasia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Primorye, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Himalaya
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