Scientific Name
Viola biflora L.
Synonyms
Viola reniformis Wall.
Family
Violaceae
Local Name
Pila Banafsha
Habit Habitat
An annual herb up to 20cm tall with a slender rootstock, trailing on ground, found in sub-alpine and alpine zones.
Taxonomic Features
Leaf simple, kidney shaped, margin lobed, rounded. Petiole 15cm long of ramal leaves and up to 4.5 cm long of cauline leaves. Stipules 2, ovate or oblong, entire. Flower solitary, zygomorphic, yellow. Sepals lanceolate, acute. Petals obovate to oblong, entire, striped with brown color streaks. Spur short, straight. Fruit a capsule, ovoid to oblong, glabrous.
Flowering Fruiting
May-August
Harvesting Time
May-October
Medicinal Value
Locally useful in skin diseases eczema, psoriasis and acne, also used to treat rheumatism.
Parts Used
Whole plant
Future Prospective
Conservation, Collection, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Viola biflora L.