| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola kermesina W.Becker |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 124 (1909) |
| Native Range | c. Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4400-4700m |
| Description | rosettes 2-3cm wide, leaves spathulate, with membranous margins, on both faces hirsute, flowers with solid spur, closely above leaves |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | scarlet red |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring rosette cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |