Tecophilaea violiflora is a perennial,[3] tuberous[1] herb[4] in the family Tecophilaeaceae native to Peru and Chile.

[1] Tecophilaea violiflora is a perennial,[3] tuberous[1] herb[5][4] with 1–3[5] lanceolate, 8–20cm long, and 8–13mm wide leaves.

[6] The capsule fruit bears small black seeds.

[7] It was validly published by Luigi Aloysius Colla in 1836[8][1] based on previous work by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero.

[10] The specific epithet violiflora is derived from the genus Viola and from the Latin flos or floris meaning flower, referring to flowers that resemble those of Viola.