Perennial herb. Stipules laciniate, foliaceous, eglandular. Leaves alternate. Inflorescence of single flowers in the leaf axils. Petals unequal, the anterior larger and sessile.
Worldwide: c. 400 species in temperate zones, especially the N hemisphere and the Andes
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Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.(2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Viola. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=970, retrieved 3 April 2025
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