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Viola imbricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: V. imbricata
Binomial name
Viola imbricata
K.Menegoz & J.L.Celis-Diez

Viola imbricata, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae. It is endemic to the Andes in Central Chile. It was described in 2024. It is circumscribed within subgenus Neoandinium, which is composed by circa 140 species commonly known as Andean rosulate violas, distributed between the equator and southern Patagonia. This species is threatened by land use and climate change.

Ecology

Native Hymenoptera from the genera Liphanthus and Hypodynerus were recorded visiting the flowers of Viola imbricata. Larvae of the lepidopteran Yramea lathonioides was observed feeding on the plant.

References

  1. ^ Menegoz, Kora; Watson, John M.; Flores, Ana R.; Cofré-Valenzuela, Pedro E.; Ortúzar-Simonetti, Marcelo A.; Celis-Diez, Juan L. (2024-12-18). "Viola imbricata (Violaceae) a newly discovered local endemic of subgenus Neoandinium from the Andes of Maule and Ñuble Regions, central Chile". Phytotaxa. 677 (3): 218–232. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.677.3.3. ISSN 1179-3163.
  2. Marcussen, Thomas; Ballard, Harvey E.; Danihelka, Jiří; Flores, Ana R.; Nicola, Marcela V.; Watson, John M. (2022). "A Revised Phylogenetic Classification for Viola (Violaceae)". Plants. 11 (17): 2224. doi:10.3390/plants11172224. ISSN 2223-7747.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
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