Banafsha / Mountain Violet
Viola betonicifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- July-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Viola betonicifolia
- Genus
- Viola
- Family
- Violaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, grasslands, river banks and damp grounds
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Australia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- SagittaterecordedArrowhead-shaped, with pointed backward-facing lobes at the base.“This species is distinguished by long, slender arrow-shaped leaves that grow from the base of the plant, which has no stem as such, and are up to 6 cm (2.5 in) long with a v-shaped” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Banafsha itself; the rest are typical of the Violaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Banafsha itself; the rest are typical of the Violaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बनफ्शा Banafsha
- Bengali
- বনফ্শা Banaphsha
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟ ವಯೋಲಾ Betta Vayola
About Banafsha
Mountain Violet (Viola betonicifolia) belongs to the Violaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests, grasslands, river banks and damp grounds. Flowering and fruiting run from July to March.
Violaceae
Violet Family
Banafsha belongs to the Violaceae family.
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