kingdom Plantae - plants »  divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants »  class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales »  family Violaceae »  tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Melanium  Ging. 

Viola paradoxa Lowe

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Common name: Madeira Violet

Description: A perennial herb with a prostrate to suberect stem, up to 30 cm tall. The basal leaves are petiolate, blade is ovate to ovate-orbicular, up to 1,5 cm long, crenate. Upper leaves are elongated to spatulated. Flowers are solitary and axillary. Bright yellow corolla with black veins, 2–2,5 cm long, the lower petal largest. 

Distributional Range: Native SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Portugal (Madeira). Endemic

Habitat: Rocky slopes of the highest parts of central mountains in Madeira. It grows from 1600 to 1800 metres above sea level. Flowers from May to July. 

Note: Protected by the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Berne Convention). 

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