Family: Violaceae

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Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Family Parent: Malpighiales Status: Valid

Common Names:

  • Violaceae - English, United States of America

Vegetative Morphology

Habit: Shrubs and trees, rarely lianas.

Leaves: Leaves simple, opposite, sometimes alternate, the margin usually finely serrate.

Stipules: Stipules usually caducous.

Reproductive Morphology

Fruit: Fruit a capsule or berry.

Infructescence: Infructescence axillary, terminal, ramiflorous, or caulicarpous.