Plant Details

Accepted name:: Viola arvensis Murray [Violaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Viola arvensis subsp. arvensis

Viola arvensis subsp. megalantha Nauenb.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
fiołek trójbarwny	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Viola spp., herb.flo. (2009)
heartsease	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Viola spp., herb.flo. (2009)
herba violae	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
pensée sauvage	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
stiefmütterchenkraut	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
violae herba cum flore	Pharmaceutical	EMA Com. Monog.: Viola spp., herb.flo. (2009) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
violae tricoloris herba	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
wild pansy	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Viola spp., herb.flo. (2009) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
wild pansy (flowering aerial parts)	Other	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flowering aerial parts		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
whole flowering plant		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
herba cum flore		EMA Com. Monog.: Viola spp., herb.flo. (2009)
aerial parts	dried flowering aerial parts	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
flowering aerial parts	dried flowering aerial parts	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
flowering aerial parts	Dried flowering aerial parts	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Viola tricolor subsp. arvensis (Murray) Gaudin Fl. Helv. 2: 210 (1828).
Mnemion arvense (Murray) Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 217 (1914).
Viola tricolor proles arvensis (Murray) Rouy & Foucaud Fl. France 3: 44 (1896).
Viola tricolor var. arvensis (Murray) Boiss. Fl. Orient. 1: 465 (1867), nom. illeg.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Viola arvensis	Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005)
Viola arvensis Murr.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
Viola arvensis Murray	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Viola tricolor Linné subsp. arvensis (Murray) Gaudin	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Viola tricolor subsp. arvensis Murray (Gaud)	EMA Com. Monog.: Viola spp., herb.flo. (2009)

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