Tecophilaea violiflora
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Tecophilaeaceae |
| Genus: | Tecophilaea |
| Species: | T. violiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Tecophilaea violiflora | |
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| It is native to Peru and Chile[1] | |
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Tecophilaea violiflora is a perennial,[3] tuberous[1] herb[4] in the family Tecophilaeaceae native to Peru and Chile.[1]
Description
[edit]Vegetative characteristics
[edit]Tecophilaea violiflora is a perennial,[3] tuberous[1] herb[5][4] with 1–3[5] lanceolate, 8–20cm long, and 8–13mm wide leaves.[6]
Generative characteristics
[edit]The capsule fruit bears small black seeds.[7]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was validly published by Luigi Aloysius Colla in 1836[8][1] based on previous work by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero.[9][1] The type specimen was collected by Carlo L.G. Bertero.[9] It is the type species of its genus.[10]
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet violiflora is derived from the genus Viola and from the Latin flos or floris meaning flower, referring to flowers that resemble those of Viola.[11]
Ecology
[edit]Habitat
[edit]In Chile, it occurs in relict coastal forests and temperate forests.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:429905-1
- ^ Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. (n.d.-b). Catalogue of Life. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/552YX
- ^ a b Long Leafed Violet (Tecophilaea violiflora). (n.d.). National Gardening Association. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://garden.org/plants/view/176294/Long-Leafed-Violet-Tecophilaea-violiflora/
- ^ a b Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. (n.d.-c). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://eol.org/pages/1002136
- ^ a b Tecophilaea violiflora fma. violiflora. (2020, August 31). Fundación R.A. Philippi. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://fundacionphilippi.cl/catalogo/tecophilaea-violiflora-fma-violiflora/
- ^ Tecophilaea violiflora. (n.d.). Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Tecophilaea/violiflora
- ^ Tecophilaea violiflora fma. polyantha. (2019, June 15). Fundación R.A. Philippi. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://fundacionphilippi.cl/catalogo/tecophilaea-violiflora-fma-polyantha/
- ^ Colla, Luigi. (1833). Herbarium Pedemontanum; juxta methodum naturalem dispositum, additis nonnullis stirpibus exoticis ad universos ejusdem methodi ordines exhibendos (Vol. 5, p. 447). Ex Typis Regis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31362114
- ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-y). Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla. Tropicos. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/1200522
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-x). Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla. Tropicos. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40010590
- ^ Antheunisse, M. (n.d.). Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla [Accepted]. Plantillustrations. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from http://www.plantillustrations.org/species.php?mobile=1&uhd=3&size=0&info=1&id_species=1002064&SID=ejv2vsc7b0jbkv359efdmdci6j
- ^ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. (n.d.). Tecophilaea violiflora Bertero ex Colla f. violiflora. The Endemic Plants of Chile. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk/taxa/tecophilaea-violiflora-bertero-ex-colla-f-violiflora#biogeography