Smith, J.E. in Rees, A. (ed.) (1817), The Cyclopaedia 37: no. 7 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Native of New South Wales. Dr. White."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 9 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 64 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Viola longiscapa (DC.) G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Viola phyteumifolia G.Don legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 99 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Viola longiscapa (DC.) G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Viola phyteumifolia G.Don legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 74 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 6 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 10 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 8 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 38 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 40 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 13, 238 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 394 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Violet [n/a]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 981 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Viola longiscapa (DC.) G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Viola phyteumifolia G.Don legitimate

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 590 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 51 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 145 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 258, Fig. 258. [secondary reference]

common name: Mountains Violet [n/a]

Jacobs, M. & Moore, D.M. (1971), Violaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(1): 202-203 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 54 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 276 [secondary reference]

common name: Purple Violet [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 502 [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Violet [n/a] common name: Purple Violet [n/a] common name: Showy Violet [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 210 [secondary reference]

Adams, L.G. & George, A.S. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Violaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 94-95 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Showy Violet [n/a]

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Violaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 101, Fig. 13E [secondary reference]

common name: Purple Violet [n/a]

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Violaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 437 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Violaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 437 [secondary reference]

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