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Viola imbricata

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Viola imbricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. imbricata
Binomial name
Viola imbricata
K.Menegoz & J.L.Celis-Diez

Viola imbricata is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae. It is endemic to the Andes in Central Chile. It was described in 2024.[1] It is circumscribed within subgenus Neoandinium, which is composed by circa 140 species commonly known as Andean rosulate violas, distributed between the equator and southern Patagonia.[2] This species is threatened by land use and climate change.[1]

Ecology

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Native Hymenoptera from the genera Liphanthus and Hypodynerus were recorded visiting the flowers of Viola imbricata. Larvae of the lepidopteran Yramea lathonioides was observed feeding on the plant.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Menegoz, Kora; Watson, John M.; Flores, Ana R.; Cofré-Valenzuela, Pedro E.; Ortúzar-Simonetti, Marcelo A.; Celis-Diez, Juan L. (2024-12-18). "Viola imbricata (Violaceae) a newly discovered local endemic of subgenus Neoandinium from the Andes of Maule and Ñuble Regions, central Chile". Phytotaxa. 677 (3): 218–232. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.677.3.3. ISSN 1179-3163.
  2. ^ Marcussen, Thomas; Ballard, Harvey E.; Danihelka, Jiří; Flores, Ana R.; Nicola, Marcela V.; Watson, John M. (2022). "A Revised Phylogenetic Classification for Viola (Violaceae)". Plants. 11 (17): 2224. Bibcode:2022Plnts..11.2224M. doi:10.3390/plants11172224. hdl:10852/101385. ISSN 2223-7747. PMID 36079606.