kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales » family Violaceae » tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Plagiostigma Godr. > Viola subsect. Bilobatae W. Becker
Taxonomic note: the relationship of Viola arcuata Blume, V. hamiltoniana D. Don, and V. verecunda A. Gray require further study
Distributional Range: Native Asia-Tropical INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, [Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh] Nepal, Sri Lanka PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (n.) MALESIA: Indonesia, [Jawa, Maluku, Sumatera] Philippines [Luzon]
Habitat:
References:
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Viola pilosa Blume
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: mentions