Taxon: Viola caspia (Rupr.) Freyn

Summary

Genus:

Viola

Family:

Violaceae

Subfamily:

Violoideae

Tribe:

Violeae

Nomen number:

461230

Place of publication:

Bull. Herb. Boissier sér. 2, 2:840. 1902

Verified:

01/24/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Viola sylvatica Fr. ex Hartm. var. caspia Rupr.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Viola sieheana W. Becker
Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Viola caspia Freyn; = V. sieheana W. Becker

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Checheno-Ingushetia		Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Kabardino-Balkaria		Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika		Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Krasnodar		Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	North Ossetia		Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran		n.	Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey		n.e.?	Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine	Krym		Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.), Turkey (n.e.?)
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Checheno-Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika, Krasnodar, North Ossetia]

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]

Reference(s)

Marcussen, T. & L. Borgen. 2010. Species delimitation in the Ponto-Caucasian Viola sieheana complex, based on evidence from allozymes, morphology, ploidy levels, and crossing experiments. Pl. Syst. Evol. 291:183-196.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=461230. Accessed 30 October 2026.