Viola grandiflora Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 585; Mantissa Plantarum: 120. 1767.

"Habitat in Alpibus Helveticis, Pyrenaicis." RCN: 6781.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1052.22 (LINN); Herb. Burser XI: 10 (UPS); Herb. Burser XI: 13 (UPS); [icon] in Barrelier, Pl. Galliam: 77, t. 692. 1714; [icon] in Barrelier, Pl. Galliam: 77, t. 691. 1714.

Current name: Viola tricolor L. ( Violaceae).