Tecophilaea violiflora

Tecophilaea violiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Tecophilaeaceae
Genus: Tecophilaea
Species:
T. violiflora
Binomial name
Tecophilaea violiflora
It is native to Peru and Chile
Synonyms
List
  • Zephyra violiflora (Bertero ex Colla) Ravenna
  • Distrepta vaginata Miers
  • Phyganthus vernus Poepp. & Endl.
  • Poeppigia chilensis Kunze ex Steud.
  • Tecophilaea albida Miers
  • Tecophilaea violiflora var. albida (Miers) Grey
  • Tecophilaea violiflora f. polyantha Skottsb.

Tecophilaea violiflora is a perennial, tuberous herb in the family Tecophilaeaceae native to Peru and Chile.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Tecophilaea violiflora is a perennial, tuberous herb with 1–3 lanceolate, 8–20cm long, and 8–13mm wide leaves.

Generative characteristics

The capsule fruit bears small black seeds.

Taxonomy

It was validly published by Luigi Aloysius Colla in 1836 based on previous work by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero. The type specimen was collected by Carlo L.G. Bertero. It is the type species of its genus.

Etymology

The specific epithet violiflora is derived from the genus Viola and from the Latin flos or floris meaning flower, referring to flowers that resemble those of Viola.

Ecology

Habitat

In Chile, it occurs in relict coastal forests and temperate forests.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:429905-1
  2. ↑ Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. (n.d.-b). Catalogue of Life. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/552YX
  3. 1 2 Long Leafed Violet (Tecophilaea violiflora). (n.d.). National Gardening Association. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://garden.org/plants/view/176294/Long-Leafed-Violet-Tecophilaea-violiflora/
  4. 1 2 Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. (n.d.-c). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://eol.org/pages/1002136
  5. 1 2 Tecophilaea violiflora fma. violiflora. (2020, August 31). Fundación R.A. Philippi. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://fundacionphilippi.cl/catalogo/tecophilaea-violiflora-fma-violiflora/
  6. ↑ Tecophilaea violiflora. (n.d.). Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Tecophilaea/violiflora
  7. ↑ Tecophilaea violiflora fma. polyantha. (2019, June 15). Fundación R.A. Philippi. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://fundacionphilippi.cl/catalogo/tecophilaea-violiflora-fma-polyantha/
  8. ↑ Colla, Luigi. (1833). Herbarium Pedemontanum; juxta methodum naturalem dispositum, additis nonnullis stirpibus exoticis ad universos ejusdem methodi ordines exhibendos (Vol. 5, p. 447). Ex Typis Regis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31362114
  9. 1 2 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-y). Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. Tropicos. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/1200522
  10. ↑ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-x). Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla. Tropicos. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40010590
  11. ↑ Antheunisse, M. (n.d.). Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla [Accepted]. Plantillustrations. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from http://www.plantillustrations.org/species.php?mobile=1&uhd=3&size=0&info=1&id_species=1002064&SID=ejv2vsc7b0jbkv359efdmdci6j
  12. ↑ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. (n.d.). Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla f. violiflora. The Endemic Plants of Chile. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk/taxa/tecophilaea-violiflora-bertero-ex-colla-f-violiflora#biogeography