Viola stipularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Violaceae |
Genus: | Viola |
Species: | V. stipularis
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Binomial name | |
Viola stipularis | |
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Viola stipularis, is a species of violet that grows in southern Central America, some Caribbean islands and northern South America; from Costa Rica and Guadeloupe south to Peru. [1]
Herb 20–30 cm tall, spreading by creeping rhizomes. [2] [3] [4] Petioles up to 8 mm long, surrounded by fringed triangular stipules up to 2 cm long. [3] [4] Leaves elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic, up to 9.5 cm long and 3.4 cm wide, margin serrate or crenate, sometimes dentate, apex acuminate, base cuneate. [2] [3] [4] Flowers with thin pedicels up to 6 cm long, petals pinkish, lavender or bluish-white, blue-veined; lower petal obovate, the upper ones oblong-ovate or oblong-elliptic; up to 9 mm long and 4.5 mm wide; all petals with rounded apex; spur ca 1 mm long; anthers and ovary about almost 2 cm long. [2] [3] [4] Fruit, an ellipsoid capsule 6–7 mm long containing seeds ca 1 mm long. [4]
Costa Rica, Panama, Lesser Antilles and northern South America south to Peru, in forested hills and montane forests between (150-) 840–3400 m. [1] [3] [4]
V. stipularis can be found in open areas or near summits. [2] It is a colonizer of disturbed habitats such as volcanic debris, and natural or human-caused landslides. [5] [6]
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