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Viola (violet)
Taxonomy
Viola was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Viola odorata.
It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).
It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1753 | Viola Linnaeus |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Viola Linnaeus 1753 [violet]
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Viola arborescens Linnaeus 1753
Viola biflora Linnaeus 1753
Viola calcarata Linnaeus 1753
Viola canina Linnaeus 1753
Viola enneasperma Linnaeus 1753
Viola hirta Linnaeus 1753
Viola lanceolata Linnaeus 1753
Viola mirabilis Linnaeus 1753
Viola montana Linnaeus 1753
Viola odorata Linnaeus 1753
Viola palmata Linnaeus 1753
Viola palustris Linnaeus 1753
Viola pedata Linnaeus 1753
Viola pinnata Linnaeus 1753
Viola primulifolia Linnaeus 1753
Viola suffruticosa Linnaeus 1753
Viola tricolor Linnaeus 1753
Viola uniflora Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (46 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattian | Russian Federation (Tomsk) | Viola rimosa (22888) Viola rimosa, Viola sp. (23663 23669 23782) Viola sp. (22907 23781) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Russian Federation (Tomsk) | Viola sp. (23907) Viola sp.1, Viola sp.2, Viola sp.3, Viola sp.4 (23906) | |
| Langhian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Viola neogenica (27518) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Poland (Silesia) | Viola sp. 1, Viola sp. 2 (28442) | |
| Middle Miocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | Viola sp. (24079) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Saxen) | Viola neogenica (22897) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Viola minutissima (23025) Viola minutissima, Viola neogenica (22899 23611) Viola neogenica (23050 23056 23618 27524) Viola sp. (27013) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Sachsen) | Viola neogenica (27381) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | Germany (North Rhine) | Viola canina (27923 27930 28053 28113) Viola rupestris, Viola canina (28131) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) | Viola canina (27925) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | Viola sp. (24093) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | Viola rimosa (24324) Viola sp. (24287 24317 24320 24321) Viola sp.5, Viola sp.7 (24094) Viola sp.6, Viola spp. (24286) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | France (Elsass) | Viola uliginosa (21222) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan | USA (Indiana) | Viola sp. (18320) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Germany (Sachsen) | Viola neogenica (27277) | |
| Zanclean | Germany (North Rhine) | Viola palustris (28134) | |
| Piacenzian - Zanclean | Germany (North Rhine) | Viola palustris (28197) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (North Rhine) | Viola tricolor (28198) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringen) | Viola palustris (22783) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringia) | Viola bergaensis, Viola neogenica, Viola palustris (22778) Viola bergaensis, Viola palustris (22779) Viola palustris (22780) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | Viola sp. (163070) |