Violaceae
Viola

Viola stocksii Boiss.

First published in Fl. Orient. 1: 453 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Afirca, Arabian Peninsula, SE. Afghanistan to NW. India. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, India, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Marcussen, T., Ballard, H.E., Danihelka, J., Flores, A.R., Nicola, M.V. & Watson, J.M. (2022). A Revised Phylogenetic Classification for Viola (Violaceae). Plants. Open Access Plant Science Journal 11(17): : 2224.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo. [Cited as Viola cinerea var. stocksii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Schmidt, A. (1992). Flora Iranica 169: 1-29. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 11, 1918 s.coll. [s.n.] Pakistan K005043720 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Watson, R.M. [23810] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044508 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11253] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044511 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [6179] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044506 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10294] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044513 Yes
Collenette [264] Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044515 Yes
Thulin, M. [4257] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044507 Yes
s.coll. [701] Yemen Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044518 Yes
Bally [B11253] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044512 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15702] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044509 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [785] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044510 Yes
Clover, P.E.; Gilliland [933] Somalia Viola cinerea var. stocksii K005044514 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0