Violaceae
Sign in to saveViolaceae is a family of flowering plants established in 1802, consisting of about 1000 species in about 25 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.
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Violaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes about 1,000 species organized into roughly 25 different groups, and it's named after the genus Viola, which contains violets and pansies. This plant family has been formally recognized since 1802 and represents an important category in how scientists classify flowering plants.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyViolaceae
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24 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Genera
- Phylogeny
- Subdivision
- History
- Subfamily Fusispermoideae
- Subfamily Leonioideae
- Subfamily Violoideae
- Tribe Rinoreeae
- Subtribe Hymenantherinae
- Subtribe Isodendriinae
- Subtribe Paypayrolinae
- Subtribe Rinoreinae
- Tribe Violeae
- Molecular systems
- Etymology
- Distribution and habitat
- References
- Bibliography
- Books and theses
- Articles
- Websites
- External links
Violaceae is a family of flowering plants established in 1802, consisting of about 1000 species in about 25 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.
Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed the Violaceae in an order named after it, the Violales or the Parietales. However, molecular phylogeny studies place the family in the Malpighiales as reflected in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) classification, with 41 other families, where it is situated in the parietal clade of 11 families. Most of the species are found in three large genera, Viola, Rinorea and Hybanthus. The other genera are largely monotypic or oligotypic. The genera are grouped into four clades within the family. The species are largely tropical or subtropical but Viola has a number of species in temperate regions. Many genera have a very restricted distribution.