Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Viola montana in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 935 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Viola montana L.
original Latin diagnosis
Viola caulibus erectis, foliis cordatis oblongis.
English translation
Viola with stems erect [and] with leaf blades cordate [and] oblong.
| Viola | Viola |
| with stems | caulibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| erect | erectis - ablative plural masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies caulibus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
| cordate | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| oblong. | oblongis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |