Viola hamiltoniana D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 206 1825. (syn: Viola alata W.Becker (ambiguous synonym); Viola herbivaga Ridl.; Viola lunata Ridl.; Viola metziana Hohen. ex Hook.fil.; Viola notoniana Wall.; Viola repens Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Viola serpens var. hamiltoniana (D.Don) Hook.fil. & Thoms. ex Boissieu; Viola toppingii Elmer); India (Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Darjeeling, Bangladesh, Myanmar [Burma], Malaysia, Philippines, Indochina, Java, New Guinea, Sumatra, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin), Vietnam, Moluccas (Buru), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Hamilton’s Violet
Viola hamiltoniana from Tawang, in June 2010.
Viola for id 221020AW1 : 10 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 2 mb. Please help me identify this plant Viola sp. Yes It’s Viola Thank you but I could not find the name of the species. It grows in a sacred forest Thanks! So it must be Violet odorata? It grows in a sacred forest Yes it’s Resembles Pl. post image showing the front of the flower. Was it fragrant? Any feedback in the matter pl. I doubt it to be Viola odorata as it is introduced in India. Is it reported as wild in your Floras? It was taken in a sacred forest in Meghalaya. I did not get a clear photo of the front angle of the flower. It did not have any fragrance. Thank you Thank you Sir. I’m not too sure If it had a fragrance. I’ll find out when I visit again What are the species of Viola listed in your area ? Viola arcuata Viola diffusa Viola patrinii Thanks, … It may be Viola hamiltoniana as POWO & Checklist of Nepal consider Viola arcuata Blume to be a syn. of it. I looked for specimens in GBIF from India, which I think confirms it as per specimens below: Okay thank you very much
References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 World Flora Online WCSP IPNI |
Viola hamiltoniana
Updated on December 24, 2024