The genus name, derived from the Latin word “viere” meaning “to tie”, possibly refers to the flexuosity of these plants. The species epithet honors the Italian botanist Antonio Bertoloni (1775–1869).
Descriptionedit
Close-up on a flower of Viola bertolonii
The biological form of Viola bertolonii is hemicryptophytescapose,[1] as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves. It has a particularly low chromosome number (2n = 20) and possibly dates back to the late Tertiary.
Viola bertolonii is a rare herbaceousperennial plant with a prostrate-ascending stem about 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in) high.[1] The basal leaves are small, from round to oval, with an elongated petiole, while the upper leaves are linear and narrow, with pinnatestipules. The large blue-violet flowers have a corolla of about 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.57 in) wide. The flowering period extends from April through June.[1]
The species is strictly associated with ultramaficserpentine substrates. It grows on ophiolites in mountain environments in meadows and rocky slopes, at an altitude of 600–1,000 metres (2,000–3,300 ft) above sea level.[1]
^Paola Gastaldo - Compendio della flora officinale italian - Ediz. Piccin, pag. 220
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viola, bertolonii, species, violet, known, common, name, bertoloni, pansy, belonging, violaceae, family, plants, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsclade, rosidsorder, malpighialesfamily, violaceaegen. Viola bertolonii is a species of violet known by the common name Bertoloni s pansy belonging to the Violaceae family Viola bertoloniiPlants of Viola bertoloniiScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder MalpighialesFamily ViolaceaeGenus ViolaSpecies V bertoloniiBinomial nameViola bertoloniiPio emend Merxm et LippertSynonymsViola heterophylla subsp epirota Halacsy W Becker Viola heterophyllaBertol non Poir Viola heterophyllavar messanensis W Becker Viola bertolonii subsp messanensis Contents 1 Etymology 2 Description 3 Distribution 4 Habitat 5 Subspecies 6 Gallery 7 References 8 External linksEtymology editThe genus name derived from the Latin word viere meaning to tie possibly refers to the flexuosity of these plants The species epithet honors the Italian botanist Antonio Bertoloni 1775 1869 Description edit nbsp Close up on a flower of Viola bertoloniiThe biological form of Viola bertolonii is hemicryptophyte scapose 1 as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves It has a particularly low chromosome number 2n 20 and possibly dates back to the late Tertiary Viola bertolonii is a rare herbaceous perennial plant with a prostrate ascending stem about 5 15 centimetres 2 0 5 9 in high 1 The basal leaves are small from round to oval with an elongated petiole while the upper leaves are linear and narrow with pinnate stipules The large blue violet flowers have a corolla of about 2 4 centimetres 0 79 1 57 in wide The flowering period extends from April through June 1 Distribution editIt is an endemic with a quite restricted distribution range It is only present in south eastern France possibly and in north western Italy 1 2 in the Apennines of Liguria Regional Park of Monte Beigua Piani di Praglia Monte Pracaban Monte Leco Punta Martin and Piedmont Natural Park of Capanne di Marcarolo Habitat editThe species is strictly associated with ultramafic serpentine substrates It grows on ophiolites in mountain environments in meadows and rocky slopes at an altitude of 600 1 000 metres 2 000 3 300 ft above sea level 1 Subspecies editViola bertolonii subsp bertolonii Viola bertoloniisubsp messanensis 3 4 Gallery edit nbsp Plants of Viola Bertolonii nbsp Plants of Viola Bertolonii nbsp Plant of Viola Bertolonii nbsp Flowers of Viola Bertolonii nbsp Flowers of Viola BertoloniiReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viola bertolonii nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Viola bertolonii a b c d e Pignatti S Flora d Italia Edagricole 1982 Vol II pag 110 Distribution in Grin gov Subspecies in Biolib Paola Gastaldo Compendio della flora officinale italian Ediz Piccin pag 220 Acta PlantarumExternal links editSchede di Botanica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viola bertolonii amp oldid 1013874060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
