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| February 2012 at my home |
February 2012 at my home |
February 2012 at my home |
| Family | Violaceae |
| Subfamily | Violoideae |
| Tribe | Violeae |
| Scientific name | Viola philippica Cavanilles var. pseudojaponica (Nakai) Y. S. Chen |
| Synonyms | Viola longistipulata Hayata; Viola nantouensis S.S. Ying; Viola pseudojaponica Nakai; Viola stenocentra Hayata ex Nakai; Viola taiwaniana Nakai; Viola yedoensis Makino var. pseudojaponica (Nakai) T. Hashima ex E. Hama & K. Nakajima; Viola yedoensis Makino var. pseudojaponica (Nakai) T. Hashima ex E. Hama & K. Nakajima forma sonoharae E. Hama |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ryukyu-ko-sumire (リュウキュウコスミレ, 琉球小菫 [meaning: Okinawa small viola]) |
| (Chinese common name) liu qiu jin cai (琉球菫菜) | |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Kagoshima Prefecture), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Seaside, roadside, open field, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
| Description | Plants ca. 5-25cm tall. Leaves 5-7cm long, bracts 5-10cm long, 1.5-4cm wide, occasionally variegated. Evergreen. Flowers purple or merely white (forma sonoharae) ca. 1.2-2.8cm across, flowering in October to April. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Viola philippica Cav. var. pseudojaponica (Nakai) Y. S. Chen |
| Viola philippica var. pseudojaponica (Nakai) Y. S. Chen | |
| Viola philippica var. pseudojaponica (Nakai) Y.S. Chen |
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| February 2012 at my home |
February 2012 at my home |
February 2012 at my home |
