| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola indica W.Becker sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 20(2): 126 (1906) |
| Native Range | Assam, w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-2400m |
| Description | akin to V. odorata, but with long, acute leaves and flowers 2cm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola indica f. barbata (W.Becker) S.P.Banerjee & Pramanik Viola indica var. barbata W.Becker |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, WHM West Himalaya) |