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Viola (pansy and violet genus) Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Malpighiales
> Family: Violaceae
About 300 species
(cosmopolitan, mainly north temperate regions), with two species indigenous
to southern Africa and two that have become naturalised. There are an
additional five species that are cultivated in southern Africa (Glen 2002).
There are many garden cultivars, known as garden pansies, violas or violettas.
These are derived from the complex hybridization of Viola tricolor, Viola
lutea, Viola cornuta, and other species.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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Viola garden
hybrids (Garden pansy, Viola, Violetta)
A wide variety of hybrids derived from the complex
hybridization of Viola tricolor, Viola lutea, Viola cornuta, and
other species. |
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Viola arvensis
Indigenous to Europe |
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Viola hederacea (Ivy-leaved
violet, Australian violet)
Indigenous to Australia. |
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Viola kitaibeliana
Indigenous to southern Europe. |
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Viola labradorica
Indigenous to North America. |
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Viola obliqua
Indigenous to the eastern USA. |
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Viola odorata (Sweet violet,
Parma violet)
Indigenous to Europe. |
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Viola sagittata
Indigenous to North America. |
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Viola suavis
Indigenous to southern Europe. |
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Viola tricolor (Heart's ease, Love-in-idleness, Pansy)
Indigenous to Europe. |
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