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Viola

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Also known as heart's delight, heartsease, heart's ease, Johnny jump up, violets

género de plantas

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Viola is a genus of plants in the family Violaceae, classified within the order Malpighiales and class Magnoliopsida. The taxon was established by Linnaeus in 1753. Its taxonomic type is Viola odorata. Common names for the group include violet, بنفسج, Bənövşə, and بنوشه.

Specimens of Viola are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, University of Vermont, COLO, CM, and GH. These records originate from countries including Switzerland, the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The genus is recognized as an accepted taxon.

Scientific literature references the query "Viola" in 6,559 PubMed entries. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 565 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

fiolslekta

Genus

  1. PhylumTracheophyta
  2. ClassMagnoliopsida
  3. OrderMalpighiales
  4. FamilyViolaceae

General: South America. Schweiggeria Spreng. - E Brazil. Viola L Flower: , occasionally prominently unequal, in Viola each with a basal appendage Inflorescence: articulated (except Viola) Use: Viola includes many ornamentals. Appearance: in Hybanthopsis. Auriculate sepals and pedicels not articulated in Viola

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
16,680
With media
11,022
Family
Violaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, COLO, CM, GH, CSCN
Recorded in
Switzerland, United States, Canada, Mexico

Research

6,559 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Violaceae
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Viola
Commons category
Viola (Violaceae)
topic's main category
Category:Viola (plant)
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Viola (Violaceae)
taxon common name
vijolica
taxonomic type
Viola odorata
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
homonymous taxon
Viola
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Article · Español

Las violetas (género Viola) son plantas herbáceas, de la familia de las violáceas, con entre 525 y 600 especies.​​ La mayoría de las especies se encuentran en las regiones templadas del hemisferio norte; sin embargo algunas especies están en Hawái, Australasia y los Andes de Sudamérica. Son plantas con tallos rastreros, hojas radicales con peciolos largos o cortos, ásperas y en forma de corazón, lanceoladas, ovales, reniformes, sectadas, etc. con bordes festoneados, lisos o dentados. Producen pequeñas flores de color azul intenso, morado claro, violeta, púrpura, blancas o amarillas, de tallo largo y fino. Algunas poseen un suave aroma muy apreciado en perfumería, son famosas las violetas de la región de Toulouse en Francia y crecen en las montañas de España. Se emplean como plantas de adorno en jardines y tiestos. Se las reconoce como símbolo de la modestia debido a que sus pequeñas flores parecen esconderse tímidamente bajo sus hojas grandes y acorazonadas.

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