✿Violaceae · Viola
Banafsha / Smooth-Leaf White Violet
Viola pilosa
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- January-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Viola pilosa
- Genus
- Viola
- Family
- Violaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia and China
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Violaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Violaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बनफ़्शा Banafsha, banafsha
- Nepali
- धट्टे घाँस Ghatte ghans
- Kannada
- Bili kaamakasthoori
About Banafsha
Smooth-Leaf White Violet (Viola pilosa) is a herb belonging to the Violaceae family (Violet Family). It is typically found in evergreen forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia and China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-April.
Botanical family
Violaceae
Violet Family
Banafsha belongs to the Violaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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