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Viola dombeyana DC. ex Ging. sect. Viola 
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FamilyVIOLACEAE
Genus speciesViola dombeyana DC. ex Ging. sect. Viola
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 1: 305 (1824)
Native RangeColombia to Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2000-4000m
Descriptionleaves ovate, denticulate-crenate, 8-12mm, long petiolate, peduncles longer than leaves. upper petals oblong, the basal carinate, acute, very shortly calcarate
Size3-10cm
Colorwhitish, purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsViola humboldtii Triana & Planch..
Viola humboldtii var. cuneata W.Becker
Viola humboldtii var. renifolia Britton
Viola ramosissima Turcz.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru)
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