Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Violaceae - Violet family

Robson, N.K.B. (1960) Violaceae FZ 1(1)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or herbs. Stipules 2. Leaves usually alternate, simple. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic (Rinorea) or zygomorphic (Hybanthus and Viola). Sepals 5, usually free. Petals 5, free, the anterior one (in zygomorphic genera) spurred. Stamens 5, often bearing appendages. Ovary superior, 1-locular. Fruit a loculicidal capsule.

Worldwide: 20 genera and 800 species, cosmopolitan but only Viola temperate.

More sample images from the Violaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)

Rinorea convallarioides subsp. convallarioides

Rinorea ferruginea

Viola abyssinica

Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Hybanthus Jacq.	Description
Rinorea Aubl.	Description, Image
Viola L.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Violaceae:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Violaceae page
Flora of Mozambique: Violaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Violaceae
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