Viola betonicifolia Sm., Cycl. 37(1): Viola no. 7 1817. (syn: Viola betonicifolia subsp. australiensis W. Becker; Viola betonicifolia subsp. napaulensis (Ging.) Becker; Viola betonicifolia subsp. nepalensis (DC.) W. Becker; Viola caespitosa D. Don (ambiguous synonym); Viola inconspicua subsp. dielsiana W. Becker; Viola longifolia R. Br. ex Ging. (ambiguous synonym); Viola longiscapa DC. ex G. Don; Viola nilagirica Turcz.; Viola patrinii Matsum. & Hayata (ambiguous synonym); Viola patrinii var. caespitosa Ridl.; Viola patrinii var. chinensis Hayata (ambiguous synonym); Viola patrinii var. laotiana H. Boissieu; Viola patrinii var. napaulensis Ging.; Viola phyteumifolia DC. ex G. Don); . China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, ?Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, ?Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, SE-Tibet, Japan, Myanmar [Burma], Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Malaysia, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Alor, Bali, Timor), New Guinea, Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania), Sri Lanka, Philippines, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Afghanistan (Paktia / Khost), Pakistan (Kurram, N.W.Frontier Prov., Murree, Hazara, Chitral, Swat), Pakistani Kashmir (Baltistan), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Sikkim, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; . vy-OH-la or vee-OH-la — Latin: viola (violet); any of several flowering plants including violets and pansies … Dave’s Botanary • Wiktionary bet-on-ih-see-FOH-lee-uh — having foliage like betony (Stachys officinalis) … Dave’s Botanary
. Stemless herbs. Leaves cauline, 4 x 1.5 cm, triangular, ovate, acute, serrate, base decurrent to the petiole, puberulus; petiole to 7 cm; stipule to 7 mm. Flowers axillary, solitary, white; pedicels to 20 cm; sepals 3 mm, lanceolate; lower petals pouched at base, 1.2 x 4 mm; anthers connate; ovary 2.5 mm, style 1.5 mm, stigma terminal. Capsule 1-celled; seeds many. Flowering and fruiting: January-June Grasslands
Viola betonicifolia from Manali – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 1 post by 1 author. Uploading my photographs of Viola betonicifolia (Syn: V. patrinii) from Manali.
Small Herb at Baba Budangiri -03022014-PKA4 : Attachments (7). 8 posts by 4 authors. Seen this small herb near Baba Budan giri (Altitude: approx. 5700 ft) in Karnataka. Date/Time: 26-01-2014 / 05:15PM Habitat: Wild Plant Habit: Small herb (approx 4 cm in height). Requesting ID… Some Viola sp. ? The plant appears like Viola sp. of the Family Violaceae. The species may be Viola betonicifolia J. E. Sm. For determination the floral parts has to observed. Didimocarpus – Gesneriaceae Seems to be Viola betonicifolia J.E. Smith
ANSEPT52 Please identify this herb : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Identified as Viola sp.
Viola patrinii : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Uploading Viola patrinii photos from my collection. Collected long back, many years over. This plant is reported only from 3 locations in India. 1. Yercaud- One can find the plant in the forest area near the botanical garden. 2. Kodaikanal: one can find the plant in the rabbit farm grass land 3. Bhaba-Budan-Giri hills: In the top. almost everywhere in the grass lands. May be found in other places. Not known. Thanks, … Flora of China does not give any range of Viola patrinii Candolle ex Gingins in Candolle in India. This more closer to Viola patrinii auct. non DC.: Hook. f. & Thoms. in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 183. 1872. = Viola betonicifolia as per Flora of Pakistan (& China), both of which give its range in India. Also it is closer to Viola betonicifolia as per illustrations: than Viola patrinii Candolle ex Gingins in Candolle:
16-ID-TSP-23DEC2015-1-Bababudangiri: Plant for ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly identify this plant occurring on grassy slopes at high altitude.This individual was the only one of its kind in the near vicinity. At first I mistook it for a terrestrial Orchid…! Habit: Shrub Habitat: Grassy slopes Sighting: Bababudangiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1600 msl Date: 29-08-2015 I too had seen this plant at same location. This is some Viola sp.. could be Viola betonicifolia.. Nice photographs. On … clue I visited the efl page on Viola betonicifolia @ /species/m—z/v/violaceae/viola/viola-betonicifoliaa.
FOR VALIDATION Viola betonicifolia :: Baba Budangiri :: 14 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC67 : 8 posts by 4 authors. 3 images. Baba Budangiri Karnataka Date: 14 NOV 2016 … Altitude: ~ 1733 – 1895 m ( 5686 – 6217 ft) asl Viola ¿ betonicifolia ? … (family: Violaaceae) Dear friends, Thanks, … Pl. Also See comparative images in EFI site. Thanks …; I have seen the Viola page too. I am almost sure the posted plant must be Viola betonicifolia. I had come across this one @ Bababudangiri during Aug-2015-Identified as V.betonicifolia I think yes, looks similar to mine from Manali. Thank you very much … I too strongly think this to be V. betonicifolia.
Names of Plants in India :: Viola betonicifolia Sm. : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image. via Species > V > Viola betonicifolia Sm. … family: Violaceae
vy-OH-la or vee-OH-la — Latin: viola (violet); any of several flowering plants including violets and pansies … Dave’s Botanary • Wiktionary bet-on-ih-see-FOH-lee-uh — having foliage like betony (Stachys officinalis) … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: arrowhead violet, betony-leaved violet, mountain violet, showy violet • Adi: japjor, jortung • Ao: hingpangmoli • Assamese: বানোচা বন banocha bana • Bengali: বনফ্শা banaphsha • Dogri: बनक्शा banaksha • Garhwali: वनफशा vanaphasha • Hindi: बनफ्शा banafsha • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟ ವಯೋಲಾ betta vayola • Kashmiri: नून्पोश् nunposh • Moyon: manshang ynlor • Nyishi: tadro • Pahari: garurabuti गरुड़बूटी, garurjadi गरुड़जडी • Persian: بنفشه کوهی banafsha kohi • Rajasthani: वनप्सा vanapsa botanical names: Viola betonicifolia Sm. … POWO, retrieved 18 January 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India arrowhead violet, betony-leaved violet, mountain violet, showy violet
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh japjor, jortung
~~~~~ AO ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Nagaland … spoken by: Ao Naga people hingpangmoli
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya বানোচা বন banocha bana
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands বনফ্শা banaphsha (or বনপ্শা banapsha)
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras बनक्शा banaksha
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) … spoken in: Uttarakhand वनफशा vanaphasha
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand बनफ्शा banafsha
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಬೆಟ್ಟ ವಯೋಲಾ betta vayola
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~ written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), … spoken in: Kashmir … other names for this language: Koshur नून्पोश् nunposh
~~~~~ MOYON ~~~~~ written in: Meitei (ꯃꯣꯌꯣꯟ) … spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland … spoken by: Moyon people, also known as Bujuur people or the Moyon Naga manshang ynlor
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam … spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe … other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung tadro
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) … variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand garurabuti गरुड़बूटी, garurjadi गरुड़जडी
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~ written in: Farsi (فارسی) … almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar بنفشه کوهی banafsha kohi
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan वनप्सा vanapsa
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, !Bihar, !Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kashmir, *Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, !Maharashtra, Manipur, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, *Sikkim, *Tamil Nadu, *Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 13:49 18-01-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:44 20-01-2025 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/viola-betonicifolia-sm.html . Viola betonicifolia in FOI : 5 posts by 2 authors. I have doubts about images of Viola betonicifolia in FOI being correct. Pl. see details at Viola betonicifolia Sm. Hmm…. that is something to think about. Although I can’t point out any particular different feature, the general appearance does look different. Thanks, …, Corrected now.
Viola species 03 from Paddar valley J&K: Kindly identify this Viola species Location: Paddar valley J&K Altitude: 2600 meters Date: 19th April 2012 May be Viola betonicifolia It resembles Viola kunawarensis Looks different from Viola kunawarensis as per FoC illustration and FoP illustration Looks V. betonicifolia I guess ID is correct ! .       SK 3234 16 September 2021: 6 very high res. images. Location: Jumla, West Nepal Altitude: 2500m. Date: 23 August 2021 Habit : Wild Viola betonicifolia Sm. ?? Yes, appears close to images at Viola betonicifolia .
I guess ID should be Viola patrinii Ging. ! Also check POWO does not give distribution of Viola patrinii in our area. GBIF, CoL, FoPI, IBP have it mentioned! . Nepali name(s) of Viola betonicifolia Sm.: No Nepali name
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