Violet Family
Violaceae
Violaceae /vaɪəˈleɪsiː/ is a family of flowering plants consisting of 806 species in 25 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.
25 branches of this family, most-observed first
Violets
genusViola
māhoes
genusMelicytus
Pigea
genusPigea
Pombalia
genusPombalia
green violets
genusCubelium
Rinorea
genusRinorea
Leonia
genusLeonia
Hybanthus
genusHybanthus
Paypayrola
genusPaypayrola
Anchietea
genusAnchietea
Amphirrhox
genusAmphirrhox
Noisettia
genusNoisettia
Calyptrion
genusCalyptrion
Agatea
genusAgatea
Ixchelia
genusIxchelia
Isodendrion
genusIsodendrion
Orthion
genusOrthion
Schweiggeria
genusSchweiggeria
Hybanthopsis
genusHybanthopsis
Fusispermum
genusFusispermum
Decorsella
genusDecorsella
Bribria
genusBribria
Scyphellandra
genusScyphellandra
Allexis
genusAllexis
Phyllanoa
genusPhyllanoa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50828.