Thank you Dipankar ji for the additional image. I agree with you that your viola is likely to be *V. diffusa*. But violas are very deceptive and we may learn it is an entirely different species.
If you happen to visit the area anytime in the near future, you can always have a relook. Warm regards, Ashwini On Fri, 10 Apr, 2020, 7:43 PM J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Ashwini ji and Dipankar ji. > Very important feedback and inputs. > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Dipankar Borah <[email protected]> > Date: Fri 10 Apr, 2020, 7:04 PM > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:347695] Re: Viola sp for identification ? > Yazali,Arunachal Pradesh 23.3.16 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Ashwini ji and Garg ji, > Thank you for the identification. I totally agree with the observations of > the characters by Ashwini Ji (the only clearly visible characters are the > winged petioles, hairs on the leaves, purple flowers with slightly hairy > sepals.) The time I took these photos, I was not sure what to look at. With > the pictures I have, I too think it is V.diffusa. It might have a short > spur quite not visible here, though you can get a hint in the image I am > attaching here. > > With kindest regards > Dipankar > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 6:45 PM Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The only clearly visible characters are the winged petioles, hair on the >> leaves, purple flowers with slightly hairy sepals. >> >> Can Dipankar ji confirm if there was a spur or not? If there was a short >> spur, one could look at *Viola diffusa*. If not, then I am not sure. The >> only spurless species mentioned in FOC is *Viola hederacea* which is >> native to Australia. >> >> I am attaching a pdf from Flora of China for further reference. >> >> Thanks. >> Ashwini >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/9D9D59C9-CAA0-4B8B-8D7B-59AFF63C7D71%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/9D9D59C9-CAA0-4B8B-8D7B-59AFF63C7D71%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> On 10-Apr-2020, at 6:06 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I will definitely try, but not sure if I can reach an ID. I will report >> back. >> >> Thanks. >> Ashwini >> >> >> On 10-Apr-2020, at 5:50 PM, J.M. 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