Viola tricolor Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 935. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae cultis." RCN: 6780.

Lectotype (Banerjee & Pramanik in Jain & al. in Fasc. Fl. India 12: 36. 1983): Herb. Linn. No. 1052.21 (LINN) .

Current name: Viola tricolor L. ( Violaceae).

Note: See discussion by Nauenburg (in Willdenowia 21: 52. 1991) who independently reached the same conclusion as Banerjee & Pramanik. A plate from Fuchs, cited by Linnaeus, is reproduced by Fuller (in Pansies, Violas & Violettas: 25. 1990).