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section Viola sect. Andinium W. Becker 

Viola polypoda Turcz.

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Distributional Range: Native Southern America SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile (XV - Arica y Parinacota; I - Tarapacá;  II - Antofagasta; III - Atacama; IV - Coquimbo )

Description and Ecology : Annual plant with leaves arranged in rosettes, spatulated, attenuated towards the base, green with yellow central nerve. Flowers with yellow petals. Styl crest whole or almost whole. It grows in arid areas, near the coast, in the coastal mountain range and inland valleys. (0 -  3500 m ). Rare. Endemic

References:

1. Marticorena, C. & Quezada, M. 1985; Reiche, C. F. 1893