Viola

genus of plants; violets
Taxon taxon Q146095
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Viola

Summary

Viola is a taxon[1]. Viola ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,080 views/month, #704 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Viola's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Viola is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Viola belongs to the parent taxon Violaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Viola is Viola[6].
  • Viola's Commons category is recorded as Viola (Violaceae)[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Viola is Viola odorata[8].
  • Viola's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Viola (plant)[9].
  • Viola's Commons gallery is recorded as Viola (Violaceae)[10].
  • Viola's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Viola's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12].
  • Viola's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[13].
  • Viola's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 51[14].
  • Viola's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[15].
  • Viola's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[16].
  • Viola's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12719[17].
  • Viola's this taxon is source of is recorded as violet leaf fragrance[18].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'violet'}[19].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'بنفسج'}[20].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Bənövşə'}[21].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'azb', 'text': 'بنوشه'}[22].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Фіялка'}[23].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Теменуга'}[24].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'མ་མེན་མེ་ཏོག'}[25].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'bs', 'text': 'Ljubičica'}[26].
  • Viola is commonly known as {'lang': 'ckb', 'text': 'وەنەوشە'}[27].

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Classification

Viola's scientific name is Viola[6]. Viola is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Viola belongs to the parent taxon Violaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Viola is Viola odorata[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'violet'}[19], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'بنفسج'}[20], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Bənövşə'}[21], {'lang': 'azb', 'text': 'بنوشه'}[22], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Фіялка'}[23], and {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Теменуга'}[24].

Identifiers

Viola's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13757[28]. Viola's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874237[29]. Viola's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22030[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Viola include violet[31], a tertiary color[32] and Fiolstræde[33], a street[34], in Denmark[35].

Why It Matters

Viola ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,080 views/month, #704 of 195,241).[2] Viola has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Viola is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Viola include violet[31], a tertiary color[32] and Fiolstræde[33], a street[34], in Denmark[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Aliases
    Taxonomic type Viola odorata
    Parent taxon Violaceae
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