Biology:Viola reichei

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Viola reichei
Viola reichei.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. reichei
Binomial name
Viola reichei
Skottsb. ex Macloskie
Synonyms[1]
  • Viola maculata subsp. reichei (Skottsb. ex Macloskie) Weibel
  • Sparre Viola reichei f. gunckelii

Viola reichei, also known as the Patagonian yellow violet,[2] is a flowering plant species of the genus Viola.

Description

Viola reichei is a perennial herb, which can range from 4–20 cm tall. This species leaves are green and can be either orbicular, reniform, ovate or elliptic in shape.[3] Flowers stand above the foliage.[3] The flowers are yellow, however the anterior petal hosts reddish lines.

Distribution

Viola reichei is native to both Central and Southern Chile.[1] It has also been recorded in the southern Andes mountain range.[4]

It is also frequently found in Southern Argentina ,[1] in the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego.[5]

Habitat

Viola reichei be found in temperate forests where it grows in shade of trees and other vegetation.[6][7]

It is also known to grow on steep slopes and south facing mountainous areas.[8][7]

This species can be found at elevations ranging from 200 to 2000 m.[5]

Gallery

  • A Viola reichei plant.

  • Viola reichei growing among Codonorchis lessonii in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Viola reichei" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/266916-2. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Plant database entry for Patagonian Yellow Violet (Viola reichei) with 12 data details." (in en). https://garden.org/plants/view/343443/Patagonian-Yellow-Violet-Viola-reichei/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Viola reichei description". 2022-03-18. http://buscador.floraargentina.edu.ar/species/details/6244. 
  4. ↑ Keplin, Broll, Beate, Gabriele (2006) (in en). Mountain Ecosystems Studies in Treeline Ecology. Global: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 128, 137. ISBN 9783540273653. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Viola reichei distribution". 2022-03-18. http://buscador.floraargentina.edu.ar/species/details/6244. 
  6. ↑ "Valdivian Montane & Upper Montane Deciduous Forest". 2022-03-18. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.884808/Valdivian_Montane_Upper_Montane_Deciduous_Forest_Macrogroup. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Description and images of Viola reichei (), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com". http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/HighResPages/EH1389.htm. 
  8. ↑ "Southern Andean Alpine Tundra". 2022-03-18. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.885155/Southern_Andean_Alpine_Tundra_Macrogroup. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15389803 entry



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