Viola nannae R. E. Fr.

Synonyms

Description: 

Viola nannae is readily distinguished by its dwarf habit and ovate or suborbicular leaves which are glabrous beneath, and only pubescent above along and close to the margin, and also by having entire stipules (1). 

Distributional Range: 

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya (s.-c.); centred on the Aberdare Mountains and the Mau Escarpment.

Habitat :  

Upland grassland between 2550- 3300 m altitude

Notes: 

Viola nannae (Fig. 1G-J) is a rare and little known species only known from a handful of herbarium specimens, and it is often found growing in close proximity to the other two species. (1) 

References

1. Grey-Wilson, C. Notes on African Violaceae. Kew Bull. 1981, 36, 103–126

Links:

> Central African Plants

> GBIF

> POWO

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