Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola munbyana Boiss. & Reut. sect. Melanium |
Bibliography | Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan.: 15 (1852) |
Native Range | nw. Sicilia, nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous, leaves crowded at base, cordate, obtuse, crenate, petioles winged, stipules pinnatisect, flowers 3-5cm across, spur 15mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | dark violet, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Viola battandieri W.Becker Viola gracilis var. munbyana (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt. Viola munbyana var. battandieri (W.Becker) Batt. Viola munbyana var. kabylica Batt. Viola munbyana var. rifana Emb. & Maire Viola villarii Sennen & Mauricio |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |