kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales » family Violaceae » tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Viola L. > Viola subsect. Viola L.
Distributional Range: Native Asia-Temperate WESTERN ASIA: Turkey [Isparta: S¸arkikaraa˘ga¸c, Kızılda˘g National Park ]
Habitat: Viola kizildaghensis is an acaulous perennial herb to 10 cm high, lacking stolons, growing on stony slopes in the mountainous region area of S¸arkikaraagˇaç on Kızıldag, 1350–1600m.
References:
Dinc, M. & S. Yildirimli. 2002. A new species of Viola (Violaceae) from Turkey. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 138:483.
Dinc, M. 2009 Comparative morphological and palynological study on poorly known Viola sandrasea and its closest relative V. kizildaghensis Biologia 64/1: 81.
Herbarium speciemens of 1 – V. sandrasea (M.Din¸c 2713) and 2 – V. kizildaghensis (M. Din¸c 964 & S¸. Yıldırımlı, isotype).
Viola kizildaghensis M. Dinç & S¸. Yıldırımlı sp. nov. A. Habit, showing cleistogamous and chasmogamous flowers, and juvenile and mature leaves. B. Capsule. C. Petals. D. Sepals. E. Stipules. F. Pistils. G. Seeds (A, C–F depicted from holotype; B, G depicted from paratype; A, B natural size; C–E scale-bar = 1cm; F, G scale-bar = 3mm).
Isparta: S¸arkikaraa˘ga¸c, Kızılda˘g National Park